the Stone Age
noun
: the oldest period in which human beings are known to have existed : the age during which humans made and used stone tools
—often used figuratively to suggest something outmoded
His political ideas are from the Stone Age.
I'm still using a Stone Age computer.
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Either way, the answer could shake up what’s known about human origins during the Stone Age.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
His latest book, Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks From the Stone Age to AI, is a warning against the unparalleled threat of AI.
—Michiaki Matsushima, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025
Co-produced with Beastie Boys’ Mike D and featuring contributions from Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, The Hives Forever Forever the Hives is the Swedish garage rockers’ follow-up to 2023’s The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2025
Navarro had been out of the group due to symptoms from long COVID and was replaced on the road in recent years by former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist/Pearl Jam multi-instrumentalist Josh Klinghoffer and Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Sep. 2024
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
His latest book, Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks From the Stone Age to AI, is a warning against the unparalleled threat of AI.
—Michiaki Matsushima, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025
Co-produced with Beastie Boys’ Mike D and featuring contributions from Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, The Hives Forever Forever the Hives is the Swedish garage rockers’ follow-up to 2023’s The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2025
Navarro had been out of the group due to symptoms from long COVID and was replaced on the road in recent years by former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist/Pearl Jam multi-instrumentalist Josh Klinghoffer and Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Sep. 2024
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“The Stone Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Stone%20Age. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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