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Recent Examples of anciently
Eleven miles west, crossing the Piave again but this time onto flatter lands, grown in the anciently rural Tezze di Piave, Cecchetto’s Raboso wines match Prosecco’s acidic presence as instead vertical reds complex with pine, wild berries, and spicy notes.
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Susan H. Gordon, Phd, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
It was used anciently as a preservative, a seasoning, and medicinally for its antibacterial properties.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2024
In several of the poesie paintings, Titian cast the faces of his protagonists in shadow, obscuring our sense of their inner lives, making them at once more anciently remote and more humanly familiar.
—Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
Susan H. Gordon, Phd, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
It was used anciently as a preservative, a seasoning, and medicinally for its antibacterial properties.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2024
In several of the poesie paintings, Titian cast the faces of his protagonists in shadow, obscuring our sense of their inner lives, making them at once more anciently remote and more humanly familiar.
—Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anciently
Adverb
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Jean Orlowski, formerly working on Wall Street, now owns Hala Tree Coffee (Big Island) & Hala Tree Cafe (Oahu).—
Jean Orlowski,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Based in the fabric’s birthplace of Chennai (formerly Madras), India, the Original Madras Trading Company has supplied its trademark textile to major U.S. brands for generations.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
28 July 2025
Adverb
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But a judge rejected their argument earlier this year, ruling the case against them could proceed.—
Tony Plohetski,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Amount of historic tax credits received: $1.28 million Timeline: Construction could wrap as early as March 2026.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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“Anciently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anciently. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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