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having passed its time of use or usefulness
fossilized notions about the proper place of women in society
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Most of the fossilized prints were created by three-toed theropod dinosaurs, while a few likely belonged to lumbering four-legged sauropods with long necks and tails or ornithischians, which had pelvic structures similar to birds.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
Intrigued, members of the scientific community examined the fossilized skeleton, which soon became a hot topic of discussion at the Royal Society, the most eminent scientific organization in the English-speaking world.
—Brenda Wineapple, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2024
Their fossilized teeth, Daniel C. Abel notes, were believed to be the stone tongues of dragons.
—Katherine Rundell, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Read More: Why These 4 Massive Dinosaurs Also Had the Tiniest Arms
The Carcharodontosaurus Grew Slowly
A lack of fossilized feet from other species complicates this assessment.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2024
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
Intrigued, members of the scientific community examined the fossilized skeleton, which soon became a hot topic of discussion at the Royal Society, the most eminent scientific organization in the English-speaking world.
—Brenda Wineapple, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2024
Their fossilized teeth, Daniel C. Abel notes, were believed to be the stone tongues of dragons.
—Katherine Rundell, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Read More: Why These 4 Massive Dinosaurs Also Had the Tiniest Arms
The Carcharodontosaurus Grew Slowly
A lack of fossilized feet from other species complicates this assessment.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossilized
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Coppola’s emphasis on white protagonist Cesar is, in Hollywood liberal terms, facile and archaic.Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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While Walter’s traditional village represents an archaic and beautiful (though flawed) way of living, Nina’s sojourns into the mountains are like time-traveling to a worse, more restrictive way of life.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Such a prospect is one that the city’s antiquated water orthodoxy has never managed to fathom.Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Ahead of Election Day Cyclorama: The Shape of Things contains a wide spread of imagery: footage on both pro- and anti-segregation riots, recordings from antiquated circus acts featuring a dancing elephant, silhouettes of what appear to be Southern belles in hoop skirts that laugh over tea.Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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General and administrative expenses increased to $12.9 million from $11.9 million, primarily due to costs from the company's bi-annual national summit and obsolete inventory expenses.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, this rapid transformation also stirs anxiety, with employees worrying their jobs may become obsolete.Cory McNeley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Uncle Jack Cassidy lives on the island which is filled with new dinosaur species, giant insects and prehistoric amphibians.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Godzilla: Dressing up as a prehistoric dinosaurian monster never gets old.Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
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Nearly two dozen mysterious markings have been discovered at a medieval manor house in Lincolnshire, England.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Like Baker, Fisher or Glover, Smith began as an occupational surname for those who worked with metal, its roots tracing back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon and medieval English periods.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Fossilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossilized. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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