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Recent Examples of relics
These are not the polished relics of admirals and officers but the everyday possessions of working men who fought and died aboard a burning warship.
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Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
The sculpture has spent decades inside one of around 16,000 unopened storage containers alongside other rare, uncatalogued relics.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
The door was still papered with relics of last year—a finals announcement, assignment parameters, a list of office hours, and an assortment of other items her graduate assistant had posted.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
These virtues are not irrelevant relics.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Those decisions suggest some automakers are starting to treat physical controls not as outdated relics but as useful tools.
—Chris Teague, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Yet, through careful restoration, elements like Pabst’s bar and other relics have been preserved and restored to showcase the rich history of this tie to Wisconsin’s past.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The Artifact Exhibition has introduced an add-on VR activity to its walk-through display with relics and reproductions tied to the ship that famously sank in 1912.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Following the master's cremation, his disciples sifted through the cremains and found several colorful, pearly relics.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
The sculpture has spent decades inside one of around 16,000 unopened storage containers alongside other rare, uncatalogued relics.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
The door was still papered with relics of last year—a finals announcement, assignment parameters, a list of office hours, and an assortment of other items her graduate assistant had posted.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
These virtues are not irrelevant relics.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Those decisions suggest some automakers are starting to treat physical controls not as outdated relics but as useful tools.
—Chris Teague, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Yet, through careful restoration, elements like Pabst’s bar and other relics have been preserved and restored to showcase the rich history of this tie to Wisconsin’s past.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The Artifact Exhibition has introduced an add-on VR activity to its walk-through display with relics and reproductions tied to the ship that famously sank in 1912.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Following the master's cremation, his disciples sifted through the cremains and found several colorful, pearly relics.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relics
corpse
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At least 33 bodies — including children and dismembered remains stuffed in sacks — were unearthed from a mass grave in western Kenya on Thursday, raising questions about whether the corpses were secretly moved from a hospital morgue.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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An investigation by Colorado's 12th Judicial District Attorney led to the indictment of the Costilla County sheriff and other former and current employees on Thursday on various charges, including assault and abuse of a corpse.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Relics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relics. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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