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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Fierce union backlash has derailed previous government attempts at shaking up Argentina’s archaic labor code, widely seen as among the most costly to companies in Latin America.—
Isabel Debre,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Now, athletes should be able to dissect loopholes within the archaic NCAA eligibility system, which seems to be dissolving slowly in real time.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Colbert episode did not prove that the agency is tyrannical or obsolete.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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In the decades since, SUVs have rendered minivans all but obsolete and all but destroyed sedans, too, with cars as venerable as the Lexus LS heading for the exits while that marque’s SUV lineup seemingly never stops expanding.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds of people battled police in what witnesses described as medieval warfare that left 140 officers injured.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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The monthlong exhibition strains Assisi’s medieval streets and services, with officials expecting nearly half a million pilgrims through the mountainside city.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Free-living non-native pigs east of the Wallace Line exhibit complex genomes that suggest waves of prehistoric human translocations.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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The discovery of this prehistoric predator is rewriting the closing chapters of the dinosaur era.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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Trump may attempt to revive Section 338 of the antiquated 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which theoretically allows the president to hit discriminatory countries with tariffs of up to 50%, but Ashworth sees courts ruling that the explicit provisions of the 1974 Trade Act would take legal precedence.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Instead of preserving antiquated limits, Trump needs to act unilaterally to modernize America’s nuclear deterrent.—
Marc A. Thiessen,
Washington Post,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Neolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neolithic. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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