as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
age-old customs and beliefs
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Recent Examples of age-old
Fortunately for South Florida, Heat owners Micky and Nick Arison aren’t throwing the age-old question at Riley.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
This pope, like his namesake more than a century ago, may be stepping into the age-old fight between capital and labor, not as a neutral party.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The age-old tension between artistic originality and commerce was explored, and our team failed at finding a compromise.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
The age-old prank where a person rings a doorbell and runs away has become popular on the social media app, which includes several viral videos showing people participating in the trend.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
This pope, like his namesake more than a century ago, may be stepping into the age-old fight between capital and labor, not as a neutral party.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The age-old tension between artistic originality and commerce was explored, and our team failed at finding a compromise.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
The age-old prank where a person rings a doorbell and runs away has become popular on the social media app, which includes several viral videos showing people participating in the trend.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for age-old
Adjective
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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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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
Adjective
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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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Bengtsson had discovered a medieval monastery likely dating back to the late 12th century, according to the release.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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Delap’s cannon shoulders struck fear into a baffled division, like a medieval army who looked across the battlefield and realised that the opposing forces had technology far beyond theirs.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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