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also prehistorical
as in medieval
having passed its time of use or usefulness
prehistoric notions about mental illness that have no place in today's world
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Recent Examples of prehistoric
Russia’s permafrost, now thawing because of climate change, has uncovered several incredible prehistoric discoveries in recent years.
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Hannah Peart, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Every outing felt like a trip back to prehistoric times — like Jurassic Park by sea.
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Almost all daily excursions are included in the fare, with only truly over the top things like helicopter tours at extra cost.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Does the music industry instantly revert to the prehistoric epoch of 2017—will Snapchat become the hottest major label scouting ground?
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
The objects were removed from the site before the start of construction during two years of careful digging and include prehistoric tools and other artifacts made by human hands, as well as exceedingly rare and well-preserved animal and plant remnants.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Peart, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Every outing felt like a trip back to prehistoric times — like Jurassic Park by sea.
Amenities and Entertainment
Almost all daily excursions are included in the fare, with only truly over the top things like helicopter tours at extra cost.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Does the music industry instantly revert to the prehistoric epoch of 2017—will Snapchat become the hottest major label scouting ground?
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
The objects were removed from the site before the start of construction during two years of careful digging and include prehistoric tools and other artifacts made by human hands, as well as exceedingly rare and well-preserved animal and plant remnants.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehistoric
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The 47th Central Florida Scottish Highland Games lands at Central Winds Park in Winter Springs this weekend with pipers, dancing, animals, artisan craft vendors, axe throwing, archery, a medieval camp, children’s activities, food and drinks, Highland athletics and more.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, Vox commissioned me to write a story about medieval Catholic ideas and the radical transformation of American politics that had vaulted Donald Trump to the presidency.—
Peter H. Schwartz,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Many old documents are written in an archaic hand the practice of which has fallen out of use.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
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Shaw seems to study less than any pre-med in recorded history, rebeling against a Mommy Dearest played as an archaic caricature of rich snobbery by Nancy De Mayo.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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However, with the opening of the Alaska Railroad in 1923, followed by the replacement of horse traffic with automobiles, travelers were able to go faster and farther, rendering many of the roadhouses obsolete.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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Over time, the concern is that the cafe’s role as the heart of Parisian society will become obsolete, Mr. Fontaine said, as the younger generation turns to the coffee shop.—
Vivian Song,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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At sunrise this morning, about 15,000 people gathered at Stonehenge — the world’s most famous neolithic monument — to mark the arrival of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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When standing in the presence of a treasure, perhaps a neolithic fertility figure or Egyptian tablet, an icon pops up in the top-left-hand corner of the screen encouraging you to take a picture.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Prehistoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehistoric. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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