museum piece

as in artifact
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 piece More museum pieces refurbished & tested to send to the front. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 And the drone, though only eight years old, is a museum piece. David W. Dunlap, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025 Their main phone, of course, had a cord and was stuck to the wall in the kitchen like a museum piece. Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 Signs like this are museum pieces that are out there still doing their thing, as much as the Statue of Liberty or the Washington Monument, and they should be celebrated, not gutted. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for museum piece
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Noun
  • Eight cultural artifacts, including six ceramic jugs and two bottles, were recovered in a surprise operation at the Chiclayo Model Market in the Lambayeque, according to a June 11 news release from Peru’s Ministry of Culture.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
  • During their excavations, the scientists also found several artifacts, including charcoal and fragments of broken ceramics.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • My Happy Place Season 1 finale (CNN) MONDAY, JUNE 9 📺 Art Detectives (Acorn TV, two-episode premiere) Stephen Moyer plays a detective who solves murders connected to the world of art and antiques — from Old Master paintings, to Banksy street art, to medieval manuscripts and collectible vinyl.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 7 June 2025
  • When her children were in high school, Stotz, whom everyone called Dorie, started a business specializing in early American antiques, according to her obituary.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Without a clear plan, Soldier Field risks becoming a costly relic — an iconic venue with no clear purpose.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
  • For him, the music can sometimes feel like a relic from a lost era: a time when Philly was both vibrant and affordable.
    Tyler Hicks, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025

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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20piece. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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