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having passed its time of use or usefulness
fossilized notions about the proper place of women in society
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Recent Examples of fossilized
The researchers collected statistical information from museum databases from New York, Colorado, and Calgary for the purposes of analyzing tiny fossilized bones and shifting locomotor behavior through time.
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 2 Apr. 2025
After making a splash in early 2025 with the identification of its 183-million-year-old fossilized skin, the plesiosaur fossil MH7 (Holzmaden specimen), uncovered in Germany, is making headlines again.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Unlocking Mars’ ancient secrets Its mission is to search for ancient life, like fossilized microbes, and uncover clues about our solar system’s origins.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2025
Millions of years later, fossilized remains are now revealing the story of a giant, clawed dinosaur that once dominated the Earth.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2025
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 2 Apr. 2025
After making a splash in early 2025 with the identification of its 183-million-year-old fossilized skin, the plesiosaur fossil MH7 (Holzmaden specimen), uncovered in Germany, is making headlines again.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Unlocking Mars’ ancient secrets Its mission is to search for ancient life, like fossilized microbes, and uncover clues about our solar system’s origins.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2025
Millions of years later, fossilized remains are now revealing the story of a giant, clawed dinosaur that once dominated the Earth.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossilized
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Executing on it will be more complicated because the entire system is based on archaic policies and principles.—
Dan Gingiss,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The chain gang will still be on the field as a backup option, but the archaic measuring system will no longer be the primary way to determine a first down or not on close plays.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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As a result, coaches have gone back to including at least one center in their lineups, but many teams have experienced a great deal of success with the double big lineups that were once thought to be antiquated.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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There are a couple reasons why some states and death row inmates are turning to a method that might be seen as antiquated.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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The streetcar would move too slowly, carry too few people or too many, be obsolete on opening day, cost too much, and trigger gentrification.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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Maintaining obsolete systems also consumes time and budget that businesses could invest in high-value strategic initiatives.—
Manuel Sanchez,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Well, a team of scientists unearthed ancient footprints that offer insight into how various prehistoric animals lived as far back as 50 million years.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Before boarding the barge in Inverness, travelers can visit Culloden Moor, the scene of the famous 1746 battle, a pivotal moment in Outlander and Clava Cairns, the burial site of a prehistoric clan chieftain, widely believed to have inspired the standing stones of Craigh na Dun in the series.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Also, the pass includes several mountain excursions and free admission to more than 500 museums throughout Switzerland. Not to be missed is the medieval town of Gruyères about 80 miles from Geneva.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The stakes of the story become ever more human-on-human, with zombies largely relegated to one epic battle that sits at the cinematic junction of western, medieval and samurai.—
Mike Hale,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Fossilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossilized. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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