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Recent Examples of relics
These once-humble activities are reclaiming their place not as quaint relics, but as powerful tools for well-being.
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Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
The Louvre houses over 33,000 works spanning antiquities, sculpture, and painting — from Mesopotamian artifacts and Egyptian relics to masterpieces by European artists.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
The woman was motivated to return the item after hearing of other recent incidents in which relics had been returned to Greece from Germany, according to the announcement.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
In an interview with The Sacramento Bee, Coleman talked about how the home embodies rare architectural elements, conceals a time capsule, showcases Hollywood relics and captures riverfront glamour.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
It was born with the same temperature everywhere, it was born spatially flat, and it was born in such a way that those non-existent high-energy relics were forbidden.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Edge grew up surrounded by Civil War folklore and relics.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Running from now until October 16, the online auction includes more than 600 lots that run the gamut, from astronaut equipment to museum-worthy relics.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
But lately, certain relics—tallow, bay rum, horn combs—have crept back in.
—Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
The Louvre houses over 33,000 works spanning antiquities, sculpture, and painting — from Mesopotamian artifacts and Egyptian relics to masterpieces by European artists.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
The woman was motivated to return the item after hearing of other recent incidents in which relics had been returned to Greece from Germany, according to the announcement.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
In an interview with The Sacramento Bee, Coleman talked about how the home embodies rare architectural elements, conceals a time capsule, showcases Hollywood relics and captures riverfront glamour.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
It was born with the same temperature everywhere, it was born spatially flat, and it was born in such a way that those non-existent high-energy relics were forbidden.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Edge grew up surrounded by Civil War folklore and relics.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Running from now until October 16, the online auction includes more than 600 lots that run the gamut, from astronaut equipment to museum-worthy relics.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
But lately, certain relics—tallow, bay rum, horn combs—have crept back in.
—Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relics
corpse
Noun
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As recently as 20 years ago, in southern Romania, a man believed to be a vampire was exhumed, and his corpse ritually mutilated.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Clearly, their architectural features confound the birds, turning the buildings into death traps where volunteers find corpses again and again.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Relics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relics. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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