as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
age-old customs and beliefs
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Recent Examples of age-old
Unprepared The Santa Ana winds, which blow West after high pressure builds up over the American desert, are an age-old meteorological phenomenon.
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David Gelles, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
More importantly, the movie is an age-old opportunity for someone who’s been a pinup, and occasionally a punch line, to be seen in a whole new light.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
Most impactful, perhaps, is the wellness offering which taps into age-old therapies, including a unique Camel Milk Facial, rooting you not only to the landscape but yourself.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
This solves the age-old puzzle of why God lets bad things happen.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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David Gelles, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
More importantly, the movie is an age-old opportunity for someone who’s been a pinup, and occasionally a punch line, to be seen in a whole new light.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
Most impactful, perhaps, is the wellness offering which taps into age-old therapies, including a unique Camel Milk Facial, rooting you not only to the landscape but yourself.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
This solves the age-old puzzle of why God lets bad things happen.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for age-old
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Designed with geometric forms that evoke the pyramids in the backdrop, the museum invites visitors to journey through ancient Egypt’s 3,000-year history, starting with the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt around 3100 B.C. and ending with the Roman conquest in 30 B.C.—
Kate McMahon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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In it, a fantastical ancient Asian Empire is on the verge of destruction, torn apart by insidious rivalry.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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If these venerable trees truly offer better habitat to wildlife like great tits, protecting that three percent could be crucial.—
Ethan Freedman,
Popular Science,
29 Jan. 2025
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Jim Acosta, the former White House correspondent who now anchors the 10 a.m. hour on the venerable cable news channel, is set to exit the company, a source familiar with the move confirms to The Hollywood Reporter.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2025
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Women and adults younger than 45 are more likely than men and older adults to say that moderate drinking is bad for health, as were Democrats and independents.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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On the day of the shooting, Nixon-Clark was 16 years and 9 months old, just shy of reaching legal status as an adult.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2025
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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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In 2018, Vox commissioned me to write a story about medieval Catholic ideas and the radical transformation of American politics that had vaulted Donald Trump to the presidency.—
Peter H. Schwartz,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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