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also prehistorical
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
These stones suggest the dinosaur was an opportunistic omnivore, snacking on everything from prehistoric ferns to crunchy insects and small animals.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
The island’s modern snake population includes more than 50 species, but none come close to the size of this prehistoric animal.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
The find, based on a single vertebra pulled from ancient sediments, is reshaping what researchers know about Taiwan’s prehistoric past.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
One of the best art museums in H-Town is the Menil Collection, which has no less than 25,000 works of art that span the prehistoric era to the present day.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
The island’s modern snake population includes more than 50 species, but none come close to the size of this prehistoric animal.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
The find, based on a single vertebra pulled from ancient sediments, is reshaping what researchers know about Taiwan’s prehistoric past.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
One of the best art museums in H-Town is the Menil Collection, which has no less than 25,000 works of art that span the prehistoric era to the present day.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehistoric
Adjective
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Trump’s 60-day suspension gives Congress the cover to repeal the archaic shipping law.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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With news breaking that Meghan was pregnant with their son Archie, she and Harry were widely viewed as the fresh new faces of an archaic institution.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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So Apple got to work making its biggest success obsolete.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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His lab continues to investigate diffuse gastric cancer, with the hope of developing a treatment or drug that makes a total gastrectomy obsolete.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The La Costa Canyon High School Theatre Department invites the community to an evening of laughter, music, and medieval mischief with this year’s spring musical Monty Python’s Spamalot.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Named after the Frankish noble family that included Charles Martel and his grandson Charlemagne, the Carolingian era was a transformative time in medieval Europe, where power was consolidated and regional cultures began to blend.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Its walls of red brick had grown thicker after years of gunked ink, the slats of its wooden floors were wildly uneven beneath the buckling weight of antiquated iron machines.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Idaho is taking steps to bolster its antiquated coroner system following stories by ProPublica that documented how lawmakers have repeatedly failed to fix problems that harm grieving families.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Previous discoveries of cremations in Africa date to pastoral neolithic herders from 3,500 years ago or later food-producing societies with higher population densities, which made the discovery even more unexpected, the researchers said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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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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“Prehistoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehistoric. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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