variants
also mediaeval
as in rusty
having passed its time of use or usefulness
get rid of that medieval kerosene stove—it stinks and it's dangerous
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Recent Examples of medieval
Crookes writes that Kennedy’s presidency came at a time when a fascination with the occult, the medieval period, and, specifically, the legends of King Arthur’s court was well-established in the American psyche.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 10 Mar. 2025
In a June 2024 TikTok, Magnus rated moments from his childhood, including the time Will showed up to his prom dressed as a medieval lord.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The film premiered this week with a special screening at George R.R. Martin’s Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico with an after party at the Game of Thrones scribe’s s new immersive medieval apothecary-meets-craft cocktail bar, Milk of the Poppy.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
In an effort to raise funds to support France’s endangered religious landmarks and heritage sites, the medieval Catholic cathedral is raffling off around 50 stones from the iconic building.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 10 Mar. 2025
In a June 2024 TikTok, Magnus rated moments from his childhood, including the time Will showed up to his prom dressed as a medieval lord.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The film premiered this week with a special screening at George R.R. Martin’s Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico with an after party at the Game of Thrones scribe’s s new immersive medieval apothecary-meets-craft cocktail bar, Milk of the Poppy.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
In an effort to raise funds to support France’s endangered religious landmarks and heritage sites, the medieval Catholic cathedral is raffling off around 50 stones from the iconic building.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medieval
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Open Pine Forests Eufala National Wildlife Refuge One of the most significant environments for wintering rusty blackbirds, Eufala National Wildlife Refuge is also host to an ecosystem of wiregrass and longleaf pines, a keystone tree species native to the Southeastern United States.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
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The celestial event, which will see the moon change to rusty red hues, will occur in the U.S. on the night of March 13-14.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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Sony introduced a now archaic version of RGB LED tech in 2004, though that version can hardly be compared to today’s displays.—
Ryan Waniata,
WIRED,
13 Mar. 2025
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Researchers believe that Pink represents the oldest archaic fossils ever found in this region, according to a study published in Nature on March 12.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2025
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Cuba remained largely without power on Saturday morning, after the island nation's grid collapsed the night before, knocking out electricity for 10 million people and raising fresh questions about the viability of its antiquated generating system.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Looking at the math of our antiquated plurality voting system, the Democrats’ actions may seem rational.—
Rob Richie,
Twin Cities,
12 Mar. 2025
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Permafrost—stable for millennia—is now thawing at an accelerating pace, breaking open microbial vaults from a prehistoric world.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The arrowhead, found in a pit alongside other prehistoric features, was meticulously carved from flint using a technique called knapping.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the Pig universe, which has now been running for two decades, George remains two years old and Peppa two years older.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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Every year in the US, there are approximately 35,000 ER visits due to unintentional medication overdoses among children under 5 years old.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Because some of the paintings depict a person drumming with their hands, researchers suggest the neolithic people practiced rituals in these areas.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
15 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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Its reputation as a ruthless apex predator is well-established; fossilized whale bones bear deep Megalodon tooth marks, providing clear evidence of their feeding habits, reinforcing the idea that Megalodon sat at the top of the marine food chain.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Bags of fossilized shells and oyster shells are laid on the shoreline first to replace eroded sediment and hold the remaining sand in place.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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In ancient Persia, the charming Jewish orphan for whom the book is named wins King Ahasuerus’s beauty pageant and becomes queen of a massive empire, while keeping her Jewishness secret.—
Tal Fortgang,
National Review,
14 Mar. 2025
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Thus, the team concluded that the late Devonian and late Ordovician extinction events, which respectively took place some 372 and 445 million years ago, were likely caused by such ancient supernovae.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Medieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medieval. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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