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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
Royal residences like Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace draw millions of visitors each year, while ancient sites like Stonehenge are a favorite for those seeking a connection to our prehistoric past.
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Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
These observations are relevant beyond academic or prehistoric settings.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
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
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Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
These observations are relevant beyond academic or prehistoric settings.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehistoric
Adjective
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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
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And yes, medieval culture produced apocalyptic thinking.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Logging later resumed under an archaic mandate and approval processes that a past Cal Fire director and others say still violates key laws such as CEQA and works at cross purposes to the missions of other agencies.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Vermont, unfortunately, has a lot of archaic politics that allow a lot of abuse of wildlife.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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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
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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 17 Sep. 2025.
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