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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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Fresh meat was far from the only thing on the menu, according to a growing body of research that has revealed our archaic cousins ate a varied diet that included pulses and shellfish.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Despite much innovation, financial services firms actually have some of the most archaic infrastructure and the highest levels of volatility.—
David Parker,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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The Pacific Women’s Chorus of San Diego, a chamber chorus for treble voices that performs music ranging from medieval chants to current compositions is recruiting experienced choral sopranos and altos.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Kraków’s medieval heart beats beneath soaring Gothic towers and the echo of church bells over market stalls.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Yet the growing market of advanced artificial intelligence tools has threatened to make many junior coding jobs obsolete.—
Felicia Appenteng,
semafor.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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There’s an assumption floating around that AI is going to make title insurance obsolete.—
Marc Shaw,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The findings challenge conventional interpretations of prehistoric violence as bring indiscriminate or committed for pragmatic reasons.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Aug. 2025
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Petrified Forest National Park provides visitors with an insight into prehistoric Arizona.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Gone are the days when antiquated approaches are the only approaches.—
Mark Temnycky,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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But, as the country unravelled, her cutesy jokes came to feel almost antiquated, out of touch.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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“Neolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neolithic. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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