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Recent Examples of museum piece
When the auction happened, the $20,000 expectation for the Computer Space arcade console turned into a new record for the museum piece at $69,773.
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New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
Likewise, others see their purchases as future museum pieces.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 20 July 2024
Back on Earth, the iconic garments found new lives as museum pieces, drawing millions to see them at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
—Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
Those things are museum pieces now—the type of fare that haunts the dreams of Indiana Jones.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
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New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
Likewise, others see their purchases as future museum pieces.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 20 July 2024
Back on Earth, the iconic garments found new lives as museum pieces, drawing millions to see them at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
—Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
Those things are museum pieces now—the type of fare that haunts the dreams of Indiana Jones.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for museum piece
Noun
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The images the engineers wound up getting were loaded with defects and artifacts—such a bright source would reveal a multitude of sins in any camera.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
16 Jan. 2025
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In the 1940s, efforts began to collect oral histories and artifacts about African Americans in the Bay Area.—
Kate Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There, firefighters were seen retrieving what looked like about two dozen photo albums, a grandfather clock and several other possible antiques from the house.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Questers is an international organization that fosters an appreciation for antiques and collectibles and encourages preservation of antiquities and historical sites.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Highland is a relic of several bygone eras: one in which burial grounds were segregated by race, but also one where cemeteries played a more active role in community and religious life.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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The pure simplicity of 2-D games like Tecmo Bowl, Pac-Man, and even the raging kitchen fires within The Sims, are relics of a more facile era in gaming.—
David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20piece. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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