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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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Recent Examples of prehistoric
But evidence of when prehistoric people started eating meat has been difficult to find.
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Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
These prehistoric people most closely followed a Mediterranean-like diet.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Jan. 2025
The prehistoric cave dates back to the Pleistocene Age.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
New research from around the world revealed dozens of new-to-science identifications of prehistoric animals, including dinosaurs, prehistoric reptiles, and flying reptiles.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
These prehistoric people most closely followed a Mediterranean-like diet.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Jan. 2025
The prehistoric cave dates back to the Pleistocene Age.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
New research from around the world revealed dozens of new-to-science identifications of prehistoric animals, including dinosaurs, prehistoric reptiles, and flying reptiles.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehistoric
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The pups become Aqua Pups who wear scuba gear, or medieval knights who wear armor, or super pups with superpowers--all changes that create new toys for parents to buy their eager children.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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In addition to magnificent natural landscapes, medieval towns and striking cities, a new state-of-the-art studio complex in Vienna now offers a comprehensive range of services to support productions in the Austrian capital.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different sites across the country are clearly remnants of archaic hominins — the formal name for species in the human lineage — who lived between 300,000 and 100,000 years ago.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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In recent months, the Justice Department and the state filed thousands of pages of new records in the lawsuit, including reports and sworn statements from pediatricians, scholars and others who describe Florida’s policies as archaic and cruel.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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In recent years, however, the idea of belonging to traditional civic organizations is perceived to be obsolete.—
John Hewko,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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The intrigue: The proposals include repealing a Denver law passed in 2019 allowing adults to possess psychedelics, with licensing staff saying the 2022 state law makes the local law obsolete.—
Esteban L. Hernandez,
Axios,
5 Feb. 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 20 Feb. 2025.
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