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And that's just ancient history.
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Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Kavala Head to the northern reaches of the Aegean coast to Kavala, a hillside city with gorgeous beaches, sweeping vistas, and an exciting mix of ancient history and modern city life.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
The book invokes a lot of elements from both Iran’s ancient history and Hedayat’s time.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
For those tempted to dismiss this as ancient history—many members of the IPO class of 1999, after all, got clobbered by the dotcom crash—2021 provides another cautionary tale.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Kavala Head to the northern reaches of the Aegean coast to Kavala, a hillside city with gorgeous beaches, sweeping vistas, and an exciting mix of ancient history and modern city life.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
The book invokes a lot of elements from both Iran’s ancient history and Hedayat’s time.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
For those tempted to dismiss this as ancient history—many members of the IPO class of 1999, after all, got clobbered by the dotcom crash—2021 provides another cautionary tale.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancient history
open secret
Noun
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The presence of Cuban military and security officers in Venezuela was an open secret.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2026
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Adding intrigue is the rather open secret affair Byrne is suspected of having with her.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Ancient history.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancient%20history. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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