as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
age-old customs and beliefs
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Recent Examples of age-old
Cao notes that many people are often looking for opportunities for virality to help launch their careers as influencers, receive free merchandise from PR companies, or even age-old bragging rights among their friends.
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 27 May 2025
But one brand is taking a fresh and unique approach to these age-old problems.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Specialist finishes in joinery—such as metal meshes to doors, leather wrapped niches and metal stud detailing—give a nod to the age-old artisans that once worked in the surrounding streets.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Image These stories follow age-old templates — the fairy godmother, the gentle giant, the golem that breaks its master’s control.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 27 May 2025
But one brand is taking a fresh and unique approach to these age-old problems.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Specialist finishes in joinery—such as metal meshes to doors, leather wrapped niches and metal stud detailing—give a nod to the age-old artisans that once worked in the surrounding streets.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Image These stories follow age-old templates — the fairy godmother, the gentle giant, the golem that breaks its master’s control.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for age-old
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It’s all designed to try to persuade visitors that the biblical story was literally true — that an ancient Noah really could have built such a sophisticated ship.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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Scientists have discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analyzing ancient tree-rings.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Nearly 25 years have passed since an upstart Harlem minister tried to unseat the venerable Charlie Rangel, as much an institution as the Apollo Theater or the nearby Lenox Lounge.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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This is thanks to the venerable Hass variety, discovered in the 1920s by a Pasadena mail carrier-turned-grower, Rudolph Hass.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Former New College student Katie Helms, 47, got emotional when remembering her old mentor.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Needless to say, building Hotel Emma out of the old Pearl Brewery was a massive undertaking, and its owner, Silver Ventures, made several sustainable choices during construction.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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Seton Hall Prep: Sweeney’s father had been a professor of medieval English at Seton Hall University.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The new study, published in Antiquity, suggests that this wall was an important part of frontier life and provides a more complex picture of society in medieval Mongolia.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
29 May 2025
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“Age-old.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/age-old. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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