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Signs like this are museum pieces that are out there still doing their thing, as much as the Statue of Liberty or the Washington Monument, and they should be celebrated, not gutted.
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
Or just the opposite – a thing that was huge back then is a museum piece and doesn't really speak to anything.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
The Kurdish forces started the war with little more than vintage Soviet-era T-55 tanks captured from Saddam Hussein’s crumbling army in 2003 and some old artillery pieces from the same period, museum pieces for a modern war.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
When the auction happened, the $20,000 expectation for the Computer Space arcade console turned into a new record for the museum piece at $69,773.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
Or just the opposite – a thing that was huge back then is a museum piece and doesn't really speak to anything.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
The Kurdish forces started the war with little more than vintage Soviet-era T-55 tanks captured from Saddam Hussein’s crumbling army in 2003 and some old artillery pieces from the same period, museum pieces for a modern war.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
When the auction happened, the $20,000 expectation for the Computer Space arcade console turned into a new record for the museum piece at $69,773.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for museum piece
Noun
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After the artifacts are documented and restored, they are slated to be put on display at the Luxor Museum.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Backfill into the crater was full of artifacts, many of which are still being examined.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ivanhoe Village For good gifts, avant-garde theatre, and antique row Once the site of pineapple and citrus farms, then Orlando’s first waterpark, Joyland; Ivanhoe Village along the eponymous lake has long been referred to by locals as Antique Row.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2025
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Galleries and auction houses that import artwork from overseas may see higher tariffs on art and antiques, making international acquisitions more expensive.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These images show a grainy violet sea, bright vistas, chipped marble relics and blurred figures.—
Nina-Sophia Miralles,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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It was established by then-president Barack Obama in 2015 to protect the region’s biodiversity including tule elk, relic prairies and riparian habitat.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20piece. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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