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as in vintage
pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time
an elegant, old-fashioned bun that was held in place with pearl hairpins
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as in traditional
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
I'm so old-fashioned that I actually think people should use standard grammar and punctuation when composing e-mails
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Recent Examples of old-fashioned
Speaking of journalists, viewers will also see journalist Michael Barbaro showing Garten his favorite cocktail, an old-fashioned.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2026
The various sights at the castle – a decent history museum, frescoed chapel, old-fashioned printing press, and wine cellar – are cute, but the real reason to come up here is to bask in the sweeping panoramas.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
Designed to look like an old-fashioned downtown, the 130-acre project raised the bar for upscale retail development in Tarrant County.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Hide was known for its wide range of cocktails, from odd (Lucid Dreams) to interesting (Green Tara) to familiar (old-fashioned).
—Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2026
The various sights at the castle – a decent history museum, frescoed chapel, old-fashioned printing press, and wine cellar – are cute, but the real reason to come up here is to bask in the sweeping panoramas.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
Designed to look like an old-fashioned downtown, the 130-acre project raised the bar for upscale retail development in Tarrant County.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Hide was known for its wide range of cocktails, from odd (Lucid Dreams) to interesting (Green Tara) to familiar (old-fashioned).
—Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old-fashioned
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Many vintage fashion enthusiasts and Lilly Pulitzer collectors specifically seek out white label pieces for their classic prints, silhouettes, and legacy value.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Maison Bonnet — Need a pair of vintage sunglasses recreated?—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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Crypto apps like Coinbase have begun to diversify into non-crypto assets, and more traditional retail finance apps like Robinhood have begun to dip their toes into areas like tokenized stocks.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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People are in the right conditions, so meetings are more meaningful than in a traditional market where everything is back-to-back.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, those were made using antique books and aged paper to better mimic the look of archival documentation before being attached to the works themselves.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Years ago a friend visiting New Mexico went there and bought an antique sterling silver bell to tie around her cat’s neck, which seemed like something either Holly Golightly or Marie Antoinette would have done.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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Following a conservative first half when LAFC got nothing going offensively but didn’t give up much on the other end either, the Black & Gold carried a front-foot approach out of the locker room after the break.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Released regionally by Angel Studios, widely known for conservative and Christian content, the movie’s last moment is framed as partisan generosity.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Released in 2022, the Historiques 222 is a glitzy, modern take on one of the Swiss watchmaker’s retro classics.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2026
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On the outskirts of downtown, a little ways off I-4, this retro roadside stop has been dishing out some of the best roast beef sandwiches in the South since 1968.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the nineteen-seventies, Franciscan University, a small school on a hill above the downtown, became a center for charismatic Catholicism, an expressive, theologically orthodox movement that paralleled the development of the evangelical Jesus People and secular hippie culture.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dioceses across the country are reporting the highest amount of converts in decades, many of them drawn in by orthodox Catholic influencers.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
10 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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Thousands of photographs and historical documents are stored in archives and the collections section of the museum houses an assortment of memorabilia.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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All three writers turned loving, humorous, piercing gazes on a particular place, exploring, through cycles of plays, the rich humanity and the grave historical wounds of its inhabitants.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Old-fashioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old-fashioned. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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