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as in medieval
having passed its time of use or usefulness
prehistoric notions about mental illness that have no place in today's world
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One of these is the Lost City, a vast hydrothermal field at the bottom of the Atlantic—a kind of unique prehistoric hotbed of massive, dramatic chimney spires venting chemical reactions that scientists have been studying for clues to how life on Earth (and other planets) began.
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Bonnie Tsui, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
The latest technology has enabled researchers to open a fascinating window into the prehistoric past.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Towering over its modern relatives, this prehistoric predator was not only the largest species of lion ever recorded, but also one of the top apex predators of the Ice Age.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Near the trailhead is Mexican artist Jose Dávila’s The Act of Being Together, a site-specific work comprising megalithic structures that recall prehistoric sites such as Stonehenge and Machu Picchu.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
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Bonnie Tsui, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
The latest technology has enabled researchers to open a fascinating window into the prehistoric past.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Towering over its modern relatives, this prehistoric predator was not only the largest species of lion ever recorded, but also one of the top apex predators of the Ice Age.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Near the trailhead is Mexican artist Jose Dávila’s The Act of Being Together, a site-specific work comprising megalithic structures that recall prehistoric sites such as Stonehenge and Machu Picchu.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehistoric
Adjective
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But there’s one particularly captivating stretch near Santa Margherita Ligure, between Portofino’s iconic piazzetta and Rapallo’s picturesque carrugi (the town’s warren of narrow medieval streets).—
Francesca Longoni,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are visual references to refugees, immigrants, medieval morality plays, New Orleans funerals.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Logging later resumed under an archaic mandate and approval processes that a past Cal Fire director and others say still violates key laws such as CEQA and works at cross purposes to the missions of other agencies.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Vermont, unfortunately, has a lot of archaic politics that allow a lot of abuse of wildlife.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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By learning from these craftspeople, AIs can now replace them in offering advice, thus threatening to render the original human experts obsolete.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Prehistoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehistoric. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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