as in antique
pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time
the designer's bracelets and necklaces have the vintage look of jewelry from the 1920s
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Recent Examples of vintage
Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Brighten your space with vintage lamps, which offer a wider range of styles—and often better quality—than those from your local home goods store.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2026
From home furnishings, like lamps and art, to specialty items, like cut-glass decanters and rare books, these are the items vintage experts say to thrift instead of buying new.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Brady, now 48, wanted modern NFL fans to understand how much those vintage 49ers revolutionized football and shaped him as a player growing up in California.
—Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Brighten your space with vintage lamps, which offer a wider range of styles—and often better quality—than those from your local home goods store.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
His original sketches and the finished product—which opens and closes like a vintage sliding travel clock—are remarkably similar.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2026
From home furnishings, like lamps and art, to specialty items, like cut-glass decanters and rare books, these are the items vintage experts say to thrift instead of buying new.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vintage
Adjective
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And that’s aside from the money that the next owner will have to sink into repairing and upgrading the antique building, expected to be well over $100 million.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
3 Feb. 2026
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For years, simple pine chests with large, circular knobs have been a dime a dozen at antique stores.—
Heather Bien,
Martha Stewart,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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What date does the Lenten season start, end?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
10 Feb. 2026
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Online immigration court records show his next court date would have been in 2029.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Inspired by retro styles, these watches offer more than traditional options, with features such as alarms and stopwatch functions.—
John Monaco,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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But her glam team went in an entirely different retro direction, evoking the murder-mystery vibes behind the series and throwing it back to the 1960s with a Hitchcockian beauty moment.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Finding space elsewhere helped in both matches against Sunderland, with an overlapping run from Riccardo Calafiori creating space for Trossard away from home.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Musk’s trimming of his previous space travel predictions came after SpaceX acquired XAI last week, in a move that will merge two of his most ambitious companies into the most valuable private firm in the world.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The news marks the latest acquisition by the Schorsch family's Heritage Group, which began acquiring historic Newport restaurants in 2017 and has since expanded their portfolio to restaurants in Providence, North Kingstown, South Kingstown and Middletown.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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At any time of year, head to the Downtown Arts District centered around historic Canal Street to enjoy murals and public art as well as a concentration of galleries and studios.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Picture real-time views of what individual players see from their perspective on the field or probability overlays showing the likelihood of different play outcomes based on formation, down, distance, and historical data.—
Jason Corso,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Responsiveness requires historical literacy, strategic coherence, clarity of purpose, and a public that understands the stakes.—
Carol L. Harris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Vintage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vintage. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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