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Recent Examples of noncontemporary
According to showrunner Chris Van Dusen, the choice to sneakily drop contemporary music into the decidedly noncontemporary setting was meant to reflect Bridgerton's fresh take on the period romance genre as a whole.
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Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 29 Dec. 2020
Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 29 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncontemporary
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However, asynchronous crystallization remains one of the biggest challenges in multicomponent perovskite films.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Much of the coursework of the new institute will be online and asynchronous, which could pose a challenge for young people seeking to build communication and collaboration skills in a world divided by social media.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Harbin individual yielded a similar number, and a few earlier studies had obtained data from individuals elsewhere, including a Denisovan from near Taiwan and an archaic human from Spain.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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The girls, playing an archaic six-player game with three on each side of midcourt, defeated West Crisp of Cordele 40-27 a week earlier.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
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New York’s antiquated assessment system values properties far below their market value and leaves a small number of apartments valued at $5 million or more.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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Though Jordan and Tammy had raised their biological twins since they were born — and had the full support of their surrogate — they were required by antiquated state law to adopt their own babies.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Back then, an obsolete constitutional formula enabled as few as 12% of the people to elect a majority of state senators.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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But in the lightning-fast tech industry, what’s cutting-edge today can become obsolete tomorrow.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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An old-time tent, replete with a vanity table and bench, stands in the center of the first reception room.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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With Howie Rose retiring across town with the Mets, the next time New York baseball has a classic, old-time radio voice is likely decades and decades into the future.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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His stories about breaking into the New York Times conjured up a lost world that seems positively antediluvian now.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2026
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Way back in my antediluvian undergraduate days, Plath was spoken of by my professors—male and female—with the utmost respect.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Dec. 2025
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In addition to traditional treatments, there are holistic therapies like sound healing, Reiki, and shirodhara, an ancient Ayurvedic remedy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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There are both national and individual narratives for an ancient object or work of art.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Charles also had one out-of-date license to operate a school bus at the time of the incident, investigators stated previously.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The second source confirmed that out-of-date intelligence appears to have been used.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Noncontemporary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncontemporary. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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