as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness
my old manual typewriter now seems positively neolithic
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Recent Examples of neolithic
Because some of the paintings depict a person drumming with their hands, researchers suggest the neolithic people practiced rituals in these areas.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
At sunrise this morning, about 15,000 people gathered at Stonehenge — the world’s most famous neolithic monument — to mark the arrival of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
When standing in the presence of a treasure, perhaps a neolithic fertility figure or Egyptian tablet, an icon pops up in the top-left-hand corner of the screen encouraging you to take a picture.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
This verdant bay in Brittany's far southeast shelters 40-odd islands that are known for their neolithic monuments.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Oct. 2024
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
At sunrise this morning, about 15,000 people gathered at Stonehenge — the world’s most famous neolithic monument — to mark the arrival of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
When standing in the presence of a treasure, perhaps a neolithic fertility figure or Egyptian tablet, an icon pops up in the top-left-hand corner of the screen encouraging you to take a picture.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
This verdant bay in Brittany's far southeast shelters 40-odd islands that are known for their neolithic monuments.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neolithic
Adjective
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Traditional family law can be archaic, inconsistent and not aligned with the realities of modern relationships.—
Julia Rodgers,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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According to the team, in a few years, entrepreneurs will consider a passive site as archaic as a business without a phone number.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Bettany played English poet and writer Geoffrey Chaucer in the medieval action-comedy, which starred Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, who forges a new identity for himself as a knight when his master dies.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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The movie was set in medieval times, and blended action, comedy and modern pop culture.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But as obsolete as these pregnancy myths might have become, in some ways parents still need them.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mastery of a particular model’s API or a set of prompting techniques can become obsolete in a matter of months.—
Marco Argenti,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Its image is painted on ancient Southwestern pottery and chiseled into prehistoric petroglyphs that line Texas canyons.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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From the Elgol dinosaur to the Krusatodon or the world’s largest pterosaur fossil from the Jurassic period, fossils found here have shaped our understanding of the prehistoric world.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Large events might overwhelm its antiquated plumbing system.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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The immigration agent didn’t know what to make of the antiquated document.—
Pedro Rios,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Neolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neolithic. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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