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also prehistorical
as in medieval
having passed its time of use or usefulness
prehistoric notions about mental illness that have no place in today's world
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Recent Examples of prehistoric
The prehistoric site lies nine miles west of Évora, the capital of the Alentejo region southeast of Lisbon.
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Anna Mazurek, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
The titular robotic dinosaurs are machines piloted by humans who, in the new series, must defend Earth from a monstrous alien invasion trying to resurrect its prehistoric army.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Don't miss the exhibit of dinosaur tracks discovered nearby, adding a prehistoric touch to the visit.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Our prehistorical ancestors covered dozens of miles a day, sometimes in search of game.
—Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
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Anna Mazurek, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
The titular robotic dinosaurs are machines piloted by humans who, in the new series, must defend Earth from a monstrous alien invasion trying to resurrect its prehistoric army.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Don't miss the exhibit of dinosaur tracks discovered nearby, adding a prehistoric touch to the visit.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Our prehistorical ancestors covered dozens of miles a day, sometimes in search of game.
—Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehistoric
Adjective
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Bettany played English poet and writer Geoffrey Chaucer in the medieval action-comedy, which starred Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, who forges a new identity for himself as a knight when his master dies.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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The movie was set in medieval times, and blended action, comedy and modern pop culture.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As a result, the timeline for Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis — archaic humans who disappeared from Europe and Central Asia around 40,000 years ago and are known to have lived alongside the Denisovans — has also been shifted.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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As One of Us gleefully samples multiple registers—comic, tragic, satiric, elegiac, poetic—its mesh of archaic and contemporary styles becomes something quite arresting, a joy to read … Chaon’s beautiful novel insists on answers.—
Book Marks
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But as obsolete as these pregnancy myths might have become, in some ways parents still need them.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mastery of a particular model’s API or a set of prompting techniques can become obsolete in a matter of months.—
Marco Argenti,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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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“Prehistoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehistoric. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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