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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for neolithic
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Adjective
  • But Vermont, unfortunately, has a lot of archaic politics that allow a lot of abuse of wildlife.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Innovations in new platforms and streaming services must provide greater accessibility and affordability while eliminating archaic rules that impede growth such as blackout restrictions.
    Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Families love Split for its walkable Old Town, beaches, and ferry access to islands like Hvar and Korčula, where kids can swim while grandparents explore medieval towns.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And yes, medieval culture produced apocalyptic thinking.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • By learning from these craftspeople, AIs can now replace them in offering advice, thus threatening to render the original human experts obsolete.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Research conducted at Zvejnieki has often challenged longheld assumptions about gender roles in prehistoric Europe.
    Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Towering over its modern relatives, this prehistoric predator was not only the largest species of lion ever recorded, but also one of the top apex predators of the Ice Age.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • While traditional wisdom may say to avoid white linen pants after Labor Day, fashion-forward travelers ditched that antiquated rule years ago.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
  • So there is nothing to displace the antiquated image of a pyramid of boxes that remains implanted in our brains.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Neolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neolithic. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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