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Recent Examples of age-old And the death of Carmine Lupertazzi (Ray Abruzzo) wreaks havoc on the New York and New Jersey families, thus prompting the age-old question: Who's the boss? EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025 When Harry Met Sally (Amazon) This iconic award-winning film explores the age-old question: can men and women be just friends? Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025 Third-generation baker Alan Garcia is passionate about maintaining these age-old traditions while attracting both locals and tourists with playful marketing and fun packaging designed to appeal to a younger demographic. Jenn Rice, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025 In their efforts to remediate learning loss from COVID-19, school districts across the country are learning the age-old wisdom that tutoring is the best way to learn. Thomas Howell, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for age-old
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Adjective
  • Those obsessed with history will want to immerse themselves in the historic district where there’s still a square moat and remnants of ancient walls, as well as over 300 Buddhist temples scattered throughout the entire city.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Paleontologist shares discovery of massive dinosaur footprint on beach Joe Thompson, a paleontologist from the U.K., goes into detail about finding a 3-foot Iguanodon footprint along the Isle of Wight, along with other ancient fossils.
    Khloe Quill, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Dolphins venerable veteran Calais Campbell told an NFL reporter that he was also detained while trying to deescalate the situation.
    David J. Neal and, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The movie’s exotic title is the name of a peculiar and venerable pitch, a high-arcing floater that seems easy to hit but instead may tantalize batters.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were the only players to hit that mark at 28 years old.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • In the Pig universe, which has now been running for two decades, George remains two years old and Peppa two years older.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Well, while Shrek 5 is set in a Far, Far Away, the feudal system and medieval garb suggests it’s loosely based around the 15th century, and probably in England.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The Magic Books: A History of Enchantment in 20 Medieval Manuscripts By Anne Lawrence-Mathers Yale University Press: 368 pages, $38 (March 11) Our medieval forebears saw nothing inconsistent between devout Christian faith and deep belief in magic.
    Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Age-old.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/age-old. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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