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Recent Examples of olden
The device features hundreds of sounds and samples from ye olden days, including lutes, hurdy-gurdies, and Gregorian chants.
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Time Staff, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Yep, kids, in the olden days, parents had to lug around one of those to record home movies.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
Just like in the olden days, Antioch had the coal mines and people worked there.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
Each vintage the back labels are different, and resemble traditional circus tickets and playbills, containing creative and humorous messages that harken to the olden days of wonder and spectacle.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
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Time Staff, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Yep, kids, in the olden days, parents had to lug around one of those to record home movies.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
Just like in the olden days, Antioch had the coal mines and people worked there.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
Each vintage the back labels are different, and resemble traditional circus tickets and playbills, containing creative and humorous messages that harken to the olden days of wonder and spectacle.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for olden
Adjective
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Remember the historical mention of Himiko in Chinese sources?—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Overall, while layoffs remain low by historical standards, a host of companies have announced job cuts already this year.—
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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However, there were three more traditional bicyclist deaths in that period.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Coupled with a rising interest in traditional gender roles among younger daters, the dating wealth gap has felt wider and ever-present.—
Myisha Battle,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Amid the rubble and ash, little is left of their historic neighborhood.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Hotels + Resorts In the heart of Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood, Forth Hotel Atlanta recently opened in one of the city's most historic neighborhoods.—
Keyaira Boone,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2025
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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
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However, with the opening of the Alaska Railroad in 1923, followed by the replacement of horse traffic with automobiles, travelers were able to go faster and farther, rendering many of the roadhouses obsolete.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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Companies that fail to adapt risk becoming obsolete.—
Subha Barry,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The program will feature old-time acoustic mountain and folk music on banjo, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, fiddle, mountain dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, bass fiddle, autoharp and the Appalachian dancing doll, plus dancing, storytelling and comedy.—
Eric E. Harrison,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Growing up in Sunnyside, Wash., Top soaked in the songs of artists like Keith Whitley and George Strait and immersed himself in bluegrass and old-time country during his guitar lessons.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Only in the outmoded and undemocratic Electoral College count will there be a crush.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2025
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By contrast, Frazier took on the role of outmoded power, compliant duty.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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But in this new version of the NBA, that thinking could be a little outdated.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Even if more cumbersome, the outdated technology that Birney and Ohs lovingly fetishizes serves the same purpose, and can cause similar damage as the cell phone in one’s pocket today.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Olden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/olden. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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