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as in artifact
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a crude stone ax and other relics of the Neanderthals
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as in dinosaur
one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity
his courtly manners marked him as a relic of a more refined and formal era
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Recent Examples of relic
The government charged them all with being associated with a group that advocated the doctrines of world Communism, a justification for deportation dating back to the McCarran-Walter Act, of 1952, a Cold War relic.
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David Cole, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS ON THE HUNT – Where travelers are flocking to find ancient relics and pricey gemstones.
—Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
The influence of the Scholes & Glidden is evident to this day, and many of the readers of this article have a relic from technological antiquity right in front of them.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
Researchers also found additional relics like stone tools made from flint and quartz, as well as animal bones displaying cut marks.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
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David Cole, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS ON THE HUNT – Where travelers are flocking to find ancient relics and pricey gemstones.
—Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
The influence of the Scholes & Glidden is evident to this day, and many of the readers of this article have a relic from technological antiquity right in front of them.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
Researchers also found additional relics like stone tools made from flint and quartz, as well as animal bones displaying cut marks.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relic
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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
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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
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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
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There will be household goods, antiques, collectibles, furniture and more.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Smaller dinosaurs and other creatures were caught in the mud, unable to escape.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Travelers can get their hands dirty and track down ancient dinosaur fossils, jewels and more treasures through excursions across the country.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Add the flour and stir very gently until no traces of it remain. 4: Swipe a large pat of butter over the hot pan to coat it generously.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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In Panem, the setting for The Hunger Games which is a fictional post-apocalyptic version of North America, even Katniss and Peeta view a Capitol-cut version of Haymitch's games 25 years later, with no trace of the rebel plan detailed in this novel.—
Dhanika Pineda,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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Her being nominated for playing a grotesque has-been is, at the very least, a delicious irony.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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This is one resilient bear, even in the face of a villainous Hugh Grant, who plays a narcissistic, has-been actor.—
Brooks Barnes,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The preposterous plot begins with the band of brothers (and savvy sisters, too) in search of an unclaimed corpse, disguising it as a Royal Marine officer, and creating a fictional persona to make their ruse credible.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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Oh, and a corpse has just been discovered upstairs.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Because of Hurricane Helene’s rotation when remnants of the storm hit the region, much of the wildfire’s fuel is near those areas of the mountains.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2025
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The spark on the night of March 6 came from Alawite remnants of the Assad regime, who, from their coastal strongholds, launched attacks on Sunni security forces, reportedly killing 180 men in two hours.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Mar. 2025
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Receding ice during spring thaw can free carcasses to float to the surface or the shoreline.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2025
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Prehistoric humans had used the site for roughly 300 years as a place to butcher and process animal carcasses.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Relic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relic. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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