museum piece

as in artifact
something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period that old wooden ironing board she uses is a museum piece

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Recent Examples of museum piece Signs like this are museum pieces that are out there still doing their thing, as much as the Statue of Liberty or the Washington Monument, and they should be celebrated, not gutted. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024 Or just the opposite – a thing that was huge back then is a museum piece and doesn't really speak to anything. Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024 The Kurdish forces started the war with little more than vintage Soviet-era T-55 tanks captured from Saddam Hussein’s crumbling army in 2003 and some old artillery pieces from the same period, museum pieces for a modern war. Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 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. New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for museum piece
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Noun
  • If there was some tongue-in-cheek, police-centric reason for this, the result falls short; the frame is usually filled with hazy digital artifacts and unnatural halos around facial details, even after optimizing one’s TV settings.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Abyssal Edge – This sword is Strand, and that works with the Unraveling Orbs artifact mod that gives Strand weapons Unraveling Rounds on orb pickup which works with Flash Counter damage.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Known for being one of the largest outdoor markets in Texas, with 490 booths spread across 20 acres, this event is a trove of antiques, locally made products, and all manner of funky oddities.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
  • There will be household goods, antiques, collectibles, furniture and more.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The report details the state of the relics, which include her body, left arm and heart in Alba de Tormes.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • There are precious antiques and everyday relics, among them dishware, gadgets, and appliances of every era.
    Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2025

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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20piece. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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