museum pieces

Definition of museum piecesnext
plural of museum piece
as in artifacts
something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period that old wooden ironing board she uses is a museum piece

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Recent Examples of museum pieces Those five Grand Sport examples, including a famous winner at Sebring International Raceway, are now seven-figure museum pieces. Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026 The space has an arty feel, with jewelry on display in long counters under glass, like a lineup of glittery museum pieces or a precious collection of butterflies. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for museum pieces
Noun
  • After five months, DriveSavers recovered the contents of two of them, with artifacts of the damage still visible in certain images.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The artifacts appeared to belong to Barbadoes — while the shipwreck section pointed to the Swift.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As the construction site lies between the city hall, which dates back to the Middle Ages, and the town’s medieval defenses, archaeologists expected to uncover historical relics.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The hotel is preserving relics from his time across the fort.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The characters are antiques dressed as human beings, and their traumas pile up without consequence.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Her team approaches each project with an eye for form and function and aims to incorporate meaningful pieces, antiques, forms, textures, and colors each and every time.
    Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 19 Apr. 2026

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“Museum pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20pieces. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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