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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
High-resolution genomic history of early medieval Europe Britannica.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2025
Iceland’s Medieval Whale Hunters (Hakai Magazine) by Andrew Chapman
In the medieval era, most whale-hunting cultures focused on relatively small cetaceans living close to the shores.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 Dec. 2024
The color and the silhouettes of her clothes were inspired by medieval dragons.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
The word has been in medieval parlance for centuries.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2025
Iceland’s Medieval Whale Hunters (Hakai Magazine) by Andrew Chapman
In the medieval era, most whale-hunting cultures focused on relatively small cetaceans living close to the shores.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 Dec. 2024
The color and the silhouettes of her clothes were inspired by medieval dragons.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
The word has been in medieval parlance for centuries.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medieval
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Although there is concern in some circles about Mahomes and the Chiefs being rusty when the AFC Divisional Round begins, the latest column from The Star’s Sam McDowell should put your mind at rest.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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This bathes our natural satellite in a rusty glow, giving this celestial event its more accurate nickname: a blood moon.Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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That led various departments to buy archaic typewriters, 28 kinds of typewriter ribbons, and 132 kinds of pencils.Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made by History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
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In the immediate aftermath of the event, it was reported (including here and here and here), and then spread widely on social media, that this was because Southwest was still using an archaic version of Microsoft Windows that had never received the problematic CrowdStrike update.Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Caustic put-downs of Milton Berle, Jim Henson, and Johnny Carson anticipate the partisan snark by which SNL would pillory Millennial conservatives as non-hip — the antiquated value that has bankrupt stand-up comedy today.Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
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The project will also replace an existing culvert with a more effective bridge and remove a fish barrier, and replace two separate antiquated park entry buildings with one functional park entry kiosk.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Studies involving these prehistoric creatures often rely on teeth above all else; a durable enamel coating helps teeth fossilize reliably, although enamel thickness differs among dinosaur species.Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2025
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Of course, there is no direct information on prehistoric fighting styles, so van Dijk and Mors relied on basic biomechanics of combat movements with similar weapons detailed in historic manuals.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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That policy is so old that Chapman remembers it from his rookie year in the NYPD as a young patrolman in East Harlem in 1968.Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Listeriosis is considered a serious condition and can be dangerous or life-threatening, especially to newborns, those aged 65 or older, those who are pregnant, and those with weak immune systems, according to the and pregnant people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 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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Because soft tissue does not preserve well, finding fossilized tissue is rare.Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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The first evidence of the species—in the form of fossilized leaves—came to light in eastern Utah in 1969.Newsweek, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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As in the novel the story is based on, the events kick off with the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which was a revolt during the late Eastern Han dynasty of ancient China.Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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Suddenly, with nearly all China’s ancient sites trammelled by the rush to modernization, the Chinese have grown nostalgic for their history.Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Medieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medieval. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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