as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness
mossy rules of etiquette that date from the Victorian era
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Recent Examples of mossy
The blush pink headboards and mossy suede furniture make the guest rooms feel calm and soothing, and the large windows highlight the stunning downtown views.
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Mariette Williams, Essence, 2 May 2024
This garment, rendered in a tweed blend with a gorgeously mossy sheen, is both architectural in its structure and fluid in its silhouette.
—Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Along with beautiful spring flowers and mossy decorations, the cake gives a special nod to PEOPLE’s extensive royal coverage: one of the Queen’s corgis stands at the foot of the cake.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The 221-acre Fort Abercrombie National Historic Site has relics from World War II, plus boating facilities, campsites, and hiking trails that pass along mossy forests, rocky beaches, and stunning cliffside views.
—Susan Portnoy, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
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Mariette Williams, Essence, 2 May 2024
This garment, rendered in a tweed blend with a gorgeously mossy sheen, is both architectural in its structure and fluid in its silhouette.
—Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Along with beautiful spring flowers and mossy decorations, the cake gives a special nod to PEOPLE’s extensive royal coverage: one of the Queen’s corgis stands at the foot of the cake.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The 221-acre Fort Abercrombie National Historic Site has relics from World War II, plus boating facilities, campsites, and hiking trails that pass along mossy forests, rocky beaches, and stunning cliffside views.
—Susan Portnoy, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mossy
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This leads him to suspect that his host is a Nosferatu, which is believed to be an archaic Romanian word for vampire.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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Or will ageism and archaic conventions waste that potential?Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Women never had been allowed to run farther than 1,500 meters in the Olympics because the Games’ all-male guardians long harbored antiquated views of femininity and what the female body could do.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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For example, in October 2018, during an Israeli airstrike in western Syria, an antiquated Syrian S-200 missile launched against the incoming Israeli jets hit a nearby Russian military transport killing all 14 Russian military personnel on board.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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However, with the right testing tools, testing costs can be minimized and make outsourcing obsolete.Steve Rodda, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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What's next: If TikTok is banned and eventually becomes obsolete, the influencers who relied on it for income likely won't get unemployment or other benefits.Erica Pandey, Axios, 22 Dec. 2024
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Make sure to carve out the time to visit Transylvania too—and not just for those Dracula-worthy medieval castles.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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Everything [in Georgia] symbolizes wine—like the architecture of the medieval century, like churches, even Georgian polyphonic singing, which reminds me of the curly vines.Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
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Today, the caverns hold evidence of both the Maya and the people who inhabited the region before them, as well as the fossils of prehistoric megafauna.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
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These are prehistoric mammal relatives that lived during the Permian period (around 299-252 million years ago) of Earth's history.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Several comments suggest the mother and her rusty wound is a metaphor for the suffering caused by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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And without regular practice, human traits like imagination, observation and curiosity will, likewise, get rusty and fall away.Benjamin Wolff, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Mossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mossy. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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