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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
Mali is one of the world’s great musical cradles, and its sounds have been beguiling foreigners ever since the medieval explorer Ibn Battuta provided the only surviving eyewitness account of the empire.
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Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
Opening Day has arrived in Paris for the historic Notre-Dame Cathedral, now 5½ years after a disastrous fire nearly destroyed the medieval landmark.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
The gorgeous frozen lake feels like skating right into a fairytale thanks to the Bled Island and medieval castle overlooking the ice rink.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The 2019 fire destroyed the spire, roof, and intricate wooden beams of the medieval structure, requiring precise historical reconstruction.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
Opening Day has arrived in Paris for the historic Notre-Dame Cathedral, now 5½ years after a disastrous fire nearly destroyed the medieval landmark.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
The gorgeous frozen lake feels like skating right into a fairytale thanks to the Bled Island and medieval castle overlooking the ice rink.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The 2019 fire destroyed the spire, roof, and intricate wooden beams of the medieval structure, requiring precise historical reconstruction.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medieval
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Position the rusty sections of your tools in the bucket and soak the tools for 12 to 24 hours to loosen the rust.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
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How To Properly Clean Cast Iron Don't toss your cast iron in soapy water to soak for hours—another mistake that will lead to a rusty pan.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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Kyiv has been struggling to boost military recruitment, stiffen its forces’ defensive earthworks, reform archaic command staffs and boost the output of Ukrainian arms factories.David Axe, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Amos Hochstein, the charismatic U.S. envoy leading the ceasefire talks, has largely shied away from Lebanon’s archaic internal affairs and the question of the day after.Firas Maksad, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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This sofa has exactly that kind of antiquated charm with its pleated bottom.Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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These artisans, working in concert with larger companies, were able to repurpose antiquated building practices at scale, in lieu of faster and cheaper modern building techniques.Joseph Ataman, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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Four of these teeth, now kept in a museum, were uncovered by quarryman Dave Brockhurst, who has collected thousands of fossil specimens of various prehistoric animals from the Ashdown Brickworks over the past three decades or so.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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According to the team, this combination of a variety of materials and advanced building techniques redefines the current understanding of the technologies prehistoric communities used.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
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The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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By contrast, the prospect of citizenships and alliances—and perhaps conquests or crusades—structured around the opinions, beliefs, and subjective identities of ordinary people in times of peace would require a new (or very old) conception of empire.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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This verdant bay in Brittany's far southeast shelters 40-odd islands that are known for their neolithic monuments.The Week UK, theweek, 12 Oct. 2024
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In southern Italy's Basilicata region, caves snake through the hillside town of Matera – the remains of neolithic villages that date back more than 6,000 years.David Morgan, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
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The research team discovered the first of the fossilized footprints in 2021 and the surface containing them was then excavated the following year, revealing the full extent of the tracks.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Researchers move a boulder containing fossilized footprints in the Italian Alps.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Last year, an ancient, still-active volcano was found off the Canadian coast, covered in millions of giant eggs laid by Pacific white skates (a hauntingly beautiful cartilaginous fish that looks like a stingray).Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The area buzzes with shops, restaurants, and landmarks such as the Mayan Museum of Cancun, with exhibitions showcasing ancient Mayan history and art and the adjacent San Miguelito Archeological Site of Mayan ruins.Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Medieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medieval. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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