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Recent Examples of prehistoric The community will have an opportunity to see prehistoric life up close and step back hundreds of millions of years, Jen Guest, facility supervisor at Isle a la Cache, said in a news release. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025 In Northern Thailand, a routine patrol has led to a groundbreaking discovery of a sandstone cave deep in the jungle, which contains prehistoric engravings that could open a new chapter for historical and cultural research. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025 The findings challenge conventional interpretations of prehistoric violence as bring indiscriminate or committed for pragmatic reasons. Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025 Petrified Forest National Park provides visitors with an insight into prehistoric Arizona. Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prehistoric
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Adjective
  • Perched atop a Tuscan hilltop in the 12th-century medieval village of Castiglioncello del Trinoro, this retreat is far more than just another luxury hotel.
    Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Cinderella Castle, built in 1971, was originally painted in grays, blues, and golds, mimicking a European-style palace-fortress with romanticized medieval elements, according to Disney.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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
  • Your current playbook will become obsolete.
    Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Simple no-cost steps include turning on Night Shift, while buying blue light glasses is a relatively inexpensive alternative to investing in a costly new eye-friendly display that NaturaSynth may one day make obsolete.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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

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