archaistic

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Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Doubled down with odd and archaic roster construction.
    Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Rather remain archaic and barbaric than find a better option to give.
    Yesika Salgado, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But then, the fear that AI could render swaths of the software trade outmoded moved a wave of the savings-for-retirement crowd to demand their money back.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Jones’s novels derive much of their richness from her striking capacity to use literary and cultural tropes that may seem outmoded to new ends.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • All-white, Tuscan, and 90s farmhouse kitchens feel dated and lack warmth or purpose.
    Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Residents should take clear, dated photos and videos, ideally with wide shots and close-ups, and should report concerns in writing.
    Keegan A. Berry, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Charles also had one out-of-date license to operate a school bus at the time of the incident, investigators stated previously.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The second source confirmed that out-of-date intelligence appears to have been used.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Crucially, this is not an argument that campuses are obsolete.
    Ian Gibson, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Satellite redundancy reshapes the economics of orbital conflict The logic of disabling a network by targeting a few critical satellites is increasingly obsolete.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But dismissing it as fusty would be an unfortunate act of self-deprivation.
    Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
  • However simple his artistic code, few Britpop-era megastars have done more than Albarn to forswear allegiance to fusty rock purism—perhaps not even Thom Yorke, who may have written Kid A but did not go so far as naming his child after Missy Elliott.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Archaistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archaistic. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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