as in vintage
pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time
tourists can pose for pictures wearing old-timey dresses or top hats
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Recent Examples of old-timey
Inside the door, you are greeted with an old-timey store selling vintage candy like hard lemon drops and Sugar Babies.
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Please submit your answers via old-timey telegraphs — and an expansion of his thematic preoccupations, The Phoenician Scheme finds our man Wes in a somewhat pensive mood.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
And the tiny town of Grand Lake oozes old-timey nostalgia.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 22 May 2025
Anyone looking for old-timey, medieval streets and structures, keep looking.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Please submit your answers via old-timey telegraphs — and an expansion of his thematic preoccupations, The Phoenician Scheme finds our man Wes in a somewhat pensive mood.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
And the tiny town of Grand Lake oozes old-timey nostalgia.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 22 May 2025
Anyone looking for old-timey, medieval streets and structures, keep looking.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old-timey
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Julianne Jordan supervised the recording, and David Newman — whose family roots go back to 1930s Hollywood and who specializes in vintage film music restoration and bygone performance techniques — conducted.—
Tim Greiving,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2025
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Great day of ball with vintage t-o-r-t-u-r-e on Kuip's 75th.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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On his way back to the canteen for one of those soft pretzels, Phil saw that the Jasper Gunn Mummy was also being exhibited, accompanied by a display of antique cowboy toys.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
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From a Scandinavian-meets-farmhouse abode to a Dallas dwelling with antique touches, refined spaces around the world feature this frame type.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
18 June 2025
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Alderwoman Nicole Lee of the city’s 11th Ward, which includes the stadium, attended in a retro Sox shirt.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The building actually holds two concepts: Guests will need to pass through Dreamboat, the team’s recently opened retro vegan diner, before entering into the velvet-curtained Vulture.—
Candice Woo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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All eyes were on the Ambanis’ daughter-in-law, Radhika, in her archival corset from Westwood’s Fall 1990 portrait collection, aptly paired with a traditional Chanderi saree.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
24 June 2025
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Some of Washington’s partners may wait for a while, hoping that their American friends will come to their senses and try to reestablish something akin to the traditional U.S. leadership role.—
KORI SCHAKE,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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That said, there isn't a specific vehicle age where any car becomes so antiquated that it's rendered useless.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Think here especially of the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, or antiquated water and sewer system and aging bridges.—
Howard Husock,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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United say the categories were selected by historical demand for tickets.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Align product, pricing and go-to-market strategies with where your most profitable future growth lies, not just your historical wins.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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The old-time goose hunter is described as a peculiar sort of being: weathered, weather-wise, half man, half goose, who probably dreamed of someday being listed as the maker of the Biggest Shot on record.—
Nash Buckingham,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
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Every old-time nostalgic favorite that reopens with a new, 21st-century look and menu draws complaints at first.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2025
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The four-level ship was docked on the Pest side of the Danube near the historic Chain Bridge.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Dip in and out of buildings like the Estes-Winn Antique Car Museum to see a collection of rare historic automobiles and The Grovewood Gallery, which represents over 350 artists from across the country.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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“Old-timey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old-timey. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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