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also prehistorical
as in medieval
having passed its time of use or usefulness
prehistoric notions about mental illness that have no place in today's world
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Through his analysis, Romilio found a total of 13 sequences of footprints that belonged to 13 dinosaurs that made the trackways.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The creator of the trend does it while playing music from Jurassic Park in the background, which really adds to the prehistoric vibes, IMO.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
On both page and screen, we’re used to seeing dinosaurs and prehistoric birds as vibrant creatures exhibiting unique and diverse patterns in color and texture.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
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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Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The creator of the trend does it while playing music from Jurassic Park in the background, which really adds to the prehistoric vibes, IMO.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
On both page and screen, we’re used to seeing dinosaurs and prehistoric birds as vibrant creatures exhibiting unique and diverse patterns in color and texture.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehistoric
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Not medieval Spain, but as recently as the 1980s in the Soviet Union.—
Olga & Igor Alterman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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Sonja Drimmer is an associate professor of medieval art and architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the author of The Art of Allusion: Illuminators and the Making of English Literature, 1403–1476 (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018). NOTES 1.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The chain gang will still be on the field as a backup option, but the archaic measuring system will no longer be the primary way to determine a first down or not on close plays.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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That would have been necessary in the technologically archaic Cohen building — absent the existential question now hovering over the networks.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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This means old proxies for productivity, such as time at the desk or visible busyness, are quickly becoming obsolete.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Adaptive reuse involves converting obsolete office buildings into alternative uses such as residential, mixed-use, hotels, or innovation hubs.—
Ali Hoss,
Forbes,
25 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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“Prehistoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehistoric. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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