weathered
adjective
weath·ered
ˈwe-t͟hərd 
1
: seasoned by exposure to the weather
2
: altered in color, texture, composition, or form by such exposure or by artificial means producing a similar effect
weathered oak
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Universal announced the film’s release date with a photo featuring Damon in full battle regalia, wearing a plumed helmet and weathered cloak.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
The display, although understated, highlights the rhythms of Bourgeois’s obsessive repetitions, and pleasure comes in the form of details, such as in an untitled piece in which a pair of marble eggs hides in a stack of weathered crates.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
These cinematic ruins of a bygone industrial era are scattered across wide, high-altitude plains, offering filmmakers a striking combination of weathered industrial architecture, vast skies and profound isolation.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
The town itself feels like an old Hollywood Western set, with the mountains framing a main street of weathered brick and neon motel signs.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
The display, although understated, highlights the rhythms of Bourgeois’s obsessive repetitions, and pleasure comes in the form of details, such as in an untitled piece in which a pair of marble eggs hides in a stack of weathered crates.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
These cinematic ruins of a bygone industrial era are scattered across wide, high-altitude plains, offering filmmakers a striking combination of weathered industrial architecture, vast skies and profound isolation.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
The town itself feels like an old Hollywood Western set, with the mountains framing a main street of weathered brick and neon motel signs.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Weathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weathered. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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