variants
also mediaeval
as in rusty
having passed its time of use or usefulness
get rid of that medieval kerosene stove—it stinks and it's dangerous
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Recent Examples of medieval
This discovery adds a new chapter to the growing collection of medieval artifacts found in Poland.
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Seats of power The Society of Antiquaries of London
Part of the garden ruin at Bosham, confirmed as a medieval building by recent research.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
Read More: Both Men and Women Had Same Life Expectancy During the Medieval Period
An Extravagant Hall
Part of the garden ruin at Bosham was confirmed as a medieval building by recent research.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
The 47th Central Florida Scottish Highland Games lands at Central Winds Park in Winter Springs this weekend with pipers, dancing, animals, artisan craft vendors, axe throwing, archery, a medieval camp, children’s activities, food and drinks, Highland athletics and more.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Seats of power The Society of Antiquaries of London
Part of the garden ruin at Bosham, confirmed as a medieval building by recent research.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
Read More: Both Men and Women Had Same Life Expectancy During the Medieval Period
An Extravagant Hall
Part of the garden ruin at Bosham was confirmed as a medieval building by recent research.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
The 47th Central Florida Scottish Highland Games lands at Central Winds Park in Winter Springs this weekend with pipers, dancing, animals, artisan craft vendors, axe throwing, archery, a medieval camp, children’s activities, food and drinks, Highland athletics and more.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medieval
Adjective
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Jones too deemed his performance a bit rusty due to his last game being Dec. 31.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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In addition to a $70,000 fine, they will be beaten with a rusty bat and have the tips of their fingers chopped off.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different sites across the country are clearly remnants of archaic hominins — the formal name for species in the human lineage — who lived between 300,000 and 100,000 years ago.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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In recent months, the Justice Department and the state filed thousands of pages of new records in the lawsuit, including reports and sworn statements from pediatricians, scholars and others who describe Florida’s policies as archaic and cruel.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the wooden bleachers inside the antiquated stadium were covered by 84,059 seat cushions with an Apple logo, a marketing decision that Steve Jobs personally approved when approached by an NFL executive.—
Mark Purdy,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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One of the most perplexing and seemingly antiquated features of City Hall got a lot of use Tuesday: a bulletin board where motions are posted for public viewing.—
Tony Barboza,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But evidence of when prehistoric people started eating meat has been difficult to find.—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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These prehistoric people most closely followed a Mediterranean-like diet.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The earliest traces of lead pollution the researchers identified were 5,200 years old.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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Child casting for the roles of the protagonist was extensive with the production using actors aged three, six and 12 years old to play Hadara across the arc of his story.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Because some of the paintings depict a person drumming with their hands, researchers suggest the neolithic people practiced rituals in these areas.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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At sunrise this morning, about 15,000 people gathered at Stonehenge — the world’s most famous neolithic monument — to mark the arrival of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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On one end of the bone, a conical puncture breaks up the smooth, fossilized surface, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Type of Dinosaur According to study, researchers first found fossilized pieces of A. bahndooiveche legs in 2013.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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California landslide appears to leave 3 multimillion-dollar homes teetering on edge of cliff Some of the peninsula is part of an ancient complex of landslides that has been moving for at least the past six decades, according to NASA.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Archaeologists recently found an ancient Roman helmet in an unusual location, a Danish village.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Medieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medieval. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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