variants also prehistorical
as in archaic
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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Recent Examples of prehistoric After your cave tour, try your hand at gem mining or pursue the impressive exhibit of relics, fossils, and skeletal artifacts, including the remains of a prehistoric bear that dates back 32,300 years. —
Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026 This notion was based on outdated presumptions of hillforts as being occupied by violent, prehistoric savages. —News Desk, Artforum, 10 Apr. 2026 On a candy-bright ceramic plate, as one standout example, a staffer will deliver a prehistoric-looking turkey leg draped in mole. —Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Concerts are regularly held in the space, taking advantage of its powerful prehistoric acoustics; find a list of upcoming shows on its website. —Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prehistoric
Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026 This notion was based on outdated presumptions of hillforts as being occupied by violent, prehistoric savages. —News Desk, Artforum, 10 Apr. 2026 On a candy-bright ceramic plate, as one standout example, a staffer will deliver a prehistoric-looking turkey leg draped in mole. —Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Concerts are regularly held in the space, taking advantage of its powerful prehistoric acoustics; find a list of upcoming shows on its website. —Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prehistoric
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehistoric
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Doubled down with odd and archaic roster construction.— Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Rather remain archaic and barbaric than find a better option to give.— Yesika Salgado, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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The legal doctrine behind the RPA is obsolete as the black-and-white TV.— Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Crucially, this is not an argument that campuses are obsolete.— Ian Gibson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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As the construction site lies between the city hall, which dates back to the Middle Ages, and the town’s medieval defenses, archaeologists expected to uncover historical relics.— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
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One striking detail was how well-preserved the seal was, said Levi Roach, a medieval history professor at the University of Exeter.— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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Here's a more recent one for you guys just to show this isn't some antiquated phenomenon.— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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Because New York's antiquated property tax system dramatically undervalues co-ops and condos, experts said the city will have to come up with a new system for valuing high-end second homes.— Robert Frank, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
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Radić came to global prominence with his entry for the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in 2014, a luminous fiberglass shell that appeared to hover over the lawn of Kensington Gardens in London, supported by neolithic-looking boulders.— Kriston Capps, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
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The taiga’s long stretches of subzero weather, meanwhile, allowed the Neolithic people to freeze meat and oils.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Prehistoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/prehistoric. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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