as in conservatives
a person with old-fashioned ideas
some old fossil who thinks that a boy and a girl shouldn't be together unsupervised until they are engaged
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Recent Examples of fossils
The new research focused on three Prototaxites fossils unearthed in the Rhynie chert, a prehistoric land ecosystem near Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Among the city’s oldest institutions and one of the largest natural history museums in the American West, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the place to see fantastical fossils and skeletons.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Kgasi was joining the ranks of the numerous Black men who, over the years, dug out fossils for white researchers (some from South Africa and others from overseas) who examined and identified them — and then took credit for them.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
It’s most often used on humans or animals, but can also peer inside fossils, rocks, and archaeological artifacts.
—Sarah Kuta, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
With previous showstoppers such as The Blooming of the Mosasaurs—a bold blue ensemble inspired by a prehistoric marine reptile whose fossils have been discovered in Angola, Africa, as well as in Louisiana—Zulu plans every suit to be his best one yet.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
Numerous plant and animal fossils have been found in the layers of Blue Mesa.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Strolling past glass display cases of fossils and earthenware artifacts, my eyes landed on a rack by the main entrance with flyers advertising children’s events and local flea markets.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
The seventh installment in the Jurassic Park franchise once again finds ambitious paleontologists retrieving DNA from dinosaur fossils.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Among the city’s oldest institutions and one of the largest natural history museums in the American West, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the place to see fantastical fossils and skeletons.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Kgasi was joining the ranks of the numerous Black men who, over the years, dug out fossils for white researchers (some from South Africa and others from overseas) who examined and identified them — and then took credit for them.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
It’s most often used on humans or animals, but can also peer inside fossils, rocks, and archaeological artifacts.
—Sarah Kuta, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
With previous showstoppers such as The Blooming of the Mosasaurs—a bold blue ensemble inspired by a prehistoric marine reptile whose fossils have been discovered in Angola, Africa, as well as in Louisiana—Zulu plans every suit to be his best one yet.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
Numerous plant and animal fossils have been found in the layers of Blue Mesa.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Strolling past glass display cases of fossils and earthenware artifacts, my eyes landed on a rack by the main entrance with flyers advertising children’s events and local flea markets.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
The seventh installment in the Jurassic Park franchise once again finds ambitious paleontologists retrieving DNA from dinosaur fossils.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossils
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The show is presented as a response to the official Apple Music Super Bowl halftime show headlined by Bad Bunny as the choice of the Puerto Rican mega-star drew backlash from conservatives.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Peter Thiel, founder of data analytics company Palantir and one of Silicon Valley’s most influential conservatives and investors, scheduled multiple meetings and meals with Epstein between 2014 and 2017, according to the documents.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The coming-of-age boxing drama opened to strong box office results in Taiwan in January and stars Golden Horse best new performer nominee Lin Yi-ting alongside veterans Tsai Chen-nan and You An-shun.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Kudrna plans to continue working with the veterans in camp this spring.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fossils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossils. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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