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Recent Examples of relics
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
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
Now supposedly dying from some terminal illness, Julian has gone total hermit mode inside of his cluttered London apartment, where the walls are festooned with the relics of his success and the backrooms are a junk pile of painful memories.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Many of these local gems are cozy relics that house unique pieces that evoke a sense of nostalgia, hold a coveted aesthetic or have historical significance.
—Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Not as purchases — but as relics.
—Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Other oddities and relics the designers say add to the vintage Halloween theme include skeleton keys, cracked teacups, magnifying glasses, and even hats that look like they've been left behind.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
Though The Paper is set in an entirely new office in a different state, there are some relics from The Office days that were left behind.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Not a house of relics, not a memorial.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 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
Now supposedly dying from some terminal illness, Julian has gone total hermit mode inside of his cluttered London apartment, where the walls are festooned with the relics of his success and the backrooms are a junk pile of painful memories.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Many of these local gems are cozy relics that house unique pieces that evoke a sense of nostalgia, hold a coveted aesthetic or have historical significance.
—Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Not as purchases — but as relics.
—Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Other oddities and relics the designers say add to the vintage Halloween theme include skeleton keys, cracked teacups, magnifying glasses, and even hats that look like they've been left behind.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
Though The Paper is set in an entirely new office in a different state, there are some relics from The Office days that were left behind.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relics
corpse
Noun
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Michael Weser faces two counts of capital murder and charges of abuse of a corpse and arson in the killings of Denise Rhodes and Robyn DeSort, whose remains authorities found Sunday on land close to Weser's home, the release states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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Their investigation leads them to the rotting corpse of their old neighbor Patty Metzger (a great name for a character whose moniker will hang over the rest of the film), who disappeared years ago.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Relics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relics. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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