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as in archaic
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
As the monarch mentioned during his address to Congress, the Appalachian range and Cairngorms were once connected in prehistoric times, before the continents split apart, and the state visit marks the start of their official partnership.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Because the angle of Earth‘s magnetic field varies from the poles to the equator, these minerals act as a prehistoric GPS, allowing geoscientists to pinpoint a rock’s original location on the globe and chart its journey over millions of years.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Rewriting the Story of Ancient Cretaceous Oceans For decades, the narrative of prehistoric oceans has centered on massive vertebrates as the dominant predators.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Literally dating back to prehistoric times, beef tallow is being rediscovered for its flavor and high‑heat performance.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Because the angle of Earth‘s magnetic field varies from the poles to the equator, these minerals act as a prehistoric GPS, allowing geoscientists to pinpoint a rock’s original location on the globe and chart its journey over millions of years.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Rewriting the Story of Ancient Cretaceous Oceans For decades, the narrative of prehistoric oceans has centered on massive vertebrates as the dominant predators.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Literally dating back to prehistoric times, beef tallow is being rediscovered for its flavor and high‑heat performance.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehistoric
Adjective
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Those archaic teams did not have lofty expectations like the ones that featured Simmons.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Doubled down with odd and archaic roster construction.—
Jannelle Moore,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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As horses on the battlefront became obsolete as technology (and tanks) advanced, American polo was left with a serious pipeline problem.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
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Change a single assumption about how quickly AI chips become obsolete, and cumulative spending swings by hundreds of billions of dollars.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Nor any pebble clattering down the medieval stones, plinking into the tea- colored water.—
Ellen Bass,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Most of these caves were carved out during the medieval era.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Like des Esseintes’s inclination toward the antiquated, Carly’s taste for vintage kitsch runs retro-romantic.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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For years, the armies on the Western Front were immobilized by the combination of modern technology and antiquated tactics.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Radić came to global prominence with his entry for the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in 2014, a luminous fiberglass shell that appeared to hover over the lawn of Kensington Gardens in London, supported by neolithic-looking boulders.—
Kriston Capps,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
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The taiga’s long stretches of subzero weather, meanwhile, allowed the Neolithic people to freeze meat and oils.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Prehistoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehistoric. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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