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as in artifact
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a crude stone ax and other relics of the Neanderthals
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as in dinosaur
one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity
his courtly manners marked him as a relic of a more refined and formal era
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Recent Examples of relic
Comets are among the most captivating wanderers of the solar system — icy relics from its earliest days that blaze across the sky with glowing tails and mysterious origins.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Not a house of relics, not a memorial.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Away from the pitch, Beckenbauer was also an old-school captain — and by ‘old-school’, this means a relic from the days when the captain was responsible for selection and tactics, before the football manager had become all-powerful.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
In the Modern Age, players can command the Mexican civilization and fight over historic relics or other end-game goals with the Russians.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Not a house of relics, not a memorial.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Away from the pitch, Beckenbauer was also an old-school captain — and by ‘old-school’, this means a relic from the days when the captain was responsible for selection and tactics, before the football manager had become all-powerful.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
In the Modern Age, players can command the Mexican civilization and fight over historic relics or other end-game goals with the Russians.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relic
Noun
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Now, Martínez and her team intend to take samples from the underwater site to better understand the artifacts and pottery found there so far.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The discovery came a year after a similar excavation at the site yielded foundation deposits and a variety of artifacts, including funerary and ritual objects.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shop for books and Scandinavian home decor in the river town of Stillwater or admire antiques and historic homes in Hastings.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Cracker Barrel had plans to remodel its restaurant with a simpler layout, getting rid of some of the clutter, antiques and knickknacks the chain was known for.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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That group of herbivores were among the first dinosaurs to be discovered and studied, according to the paper.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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These animals were among the fastest runners in the dinosaur world, Darius Nau of the University of Bonn said in the release.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 22,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even if a harvester can outgas regolith reliably, separating minute traces of helium-3 from helium-4 and other gases at low mass fractions requires sophisticated cryogenic or membrane systems.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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By merging different material detection methods, the system can identify fiber composition and contaminants—like trace amounts of spandex, nylon and acrylic below 2 percent.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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DiCaprio makes a great, vital has-been, squinting at the horrors around him in disbelief, but mostly, driven by the need to protect his child.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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And as alcoholic has-been Morris, Matthau was fantastically slovenly and cynical, an anti–role model for the ages.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
Noun
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The vengeful, eponymous matriarch, played by German actress Maja Tervooren (Maren Eggert), has killed her children and attempts to present their bloodied corpses to her husband Jason, embodied fiercely by French-Senegalese star Nourou Cissokho (Jean-Christophe Folly).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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Brady’s troop of photographers appear to have sometimes moved corpses to compose a better shot.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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They are born in clouds of gas and dust, live brilliant lives, and die in spectacular fashion, leaving behind remnants that continue to influence the cosmos.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The team notes that while this is the largest NSR observed, more such remnants likely exist but have been overlooked due to their faint and diffuse nature.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Officials investigated the attack site, discovered grizzly tracks near the trail, as well as the carcass of a dead animal.—
Outside,
Outside,
19 Sep. 2025
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Cooling means letting the body heat escape from the carcass.—
Maurice H. Decker,
Outdoor Life,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Relic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relic. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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