as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
age-old customs and beliefs
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Recent Examples of age-old
The age-old dishwasher debate: to rinse or not to rinse?
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
The tension between sharp contemporary verisimilitude and age-old romantic archetype helps explain why Bridget potters on while so many other ’90s heroines have fallen by the wayside.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
On the eve of his 40th birthday, the footballer reignited the age-old debate: Who’s the best player in the history of the game?
—Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
In a 2023 series for Bloomberg, columnist Thomas O'Brien said the surge in gambling apps would only deepen the age-old problem.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
The tension between sharp contemporary verisimilitude and age-old romantic archetype helps explain why Bridget potters on while so many other ’90s heroines have fallen by the wayside.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
On the eve of his 40th birthday, the footballer reignited the age-old debate: Who’s the best player in the history of the game?
—Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
In a 2023 series for Bloomberg, columnist Thomas O'Brien said the surge in gambling apps would only deepen the age-old problem.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for age-old
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Researchers in London recently uncovered a 2,000-year-old structure that once served as the hub of the bustling ancient city.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that the plesiosaur is considered a successful marine predatory ancient species.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The suit and the FCC request have spurred intense concern in the West 57th Street offices of the venerable newsmagazine.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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The outbreak is intensifying as the Trump administration maintains a pause on most external federal health agency communications, including publication of CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), a venerable source of scientific reports on public health.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
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Sam Nivola as Lochlan Ratliff: The high school senior, Timothy and Victoria's youngest, is pulled between following the life path of his older sister and brother while deciding his major life decision: Whether to go to Duke or the University of North Carolina.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Because that’s not how my experience or any of the older players’ experience with the Giants was.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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In addition to magnificent natural landscapes, medieval towns and striking cities, a new state-of-the-art studio complex in Vienna now offers a comprehensive range of services to support productions in the Austrian capital.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Italian-American medieval epic El Cid (1961) saw Page perfectly cast as the scheming Princess Urraca.—
Rhett Bartlett,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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