relic of the past
noun phrase
: something no longer used or considered modern
Typewriters are a relic of the past.
I'm looking forward to the day when that kind of thinking will be a relic of the past.
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Law, like a lot of people, once thought that these extremist organizations were a relic of the past, but over the past decade, variations of them, both masked and unmasked, have garnered headlines around the world.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Other new-to-raw-milk Floridians, like Dowdle, think its legal status in Florida is a relic of the past.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
But today, that perspective is a relic of the past.
—Anshu Bansal, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Melisandre, Game of Thrones In its first season, sorcery is a relic of the past on Game of Thrones.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Eugenic thinking and attitudes remain widespread in the worst parts of popular culture, however, a relic of the past century plainly evident in calls from Trump for more immigrants from Norway, and in attacks on immigrants from Haiti in Ohio and Pennsylvania, made by Vance and Trump.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
For many people, the traditional family structure of a biological mom and dad as the sole caregivers for a child is a relic of the past.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 Oct. 2024
Even many who mistakenly saw the message as simplistic assumed that the collapse of communism left Western values as the wave of the future, and catastrophic war a relic of the past.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2010
However, the positive side to this for those seeking flexible work is that although there is a greater share of onsite job postings than hybrid or remote, this state of things will soon be a relic of the past.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Other new-to-raw-milk Floridians, like Dowdle, think its legal status in Florida is a relic of the past.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
But today, that perspective is a relic of the past.
—Anshu Bansal, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Melisandre, Game of Thrones In its first season, sorcery is a relic of the past on Game of Thrones.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Eugenic thinking and attitudes remain widespread in the worst parts of popular culture, however, a relic of the past century plainly evident in calls from Trump for more immigrants from Norway, and in attacks on immigrants from Haiti in Ohio and Pennsylvania, made by Vance and Trump.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
For many people, the traditional family structure of a biological mom and dad as the sole caregivers for a child is a relic of the past.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 Oct. 2024
Even many who mistakenly saw the message as simplistic assumed that the collapse of communism left Western values as the wave of the future, and catastrophic war a relic of the past.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2010
However, the positive side to this for those seeking flexible work is that although there is a greater share of onsite job postings than hybrid or remote, this state of things will soon be a relic of the past.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Relic of the past.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relic%20of%20the%20past. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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