museum piece

as in artifact
something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period that old wooden ironing board she uses is a museum piece

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Recent Examples of museum piece More museum pieces refurbished & tested to send to the front. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 And the drone, though only eight years old, is a museum piece. David W. Dunlap, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025 Their main phone, of course, had a cord and was stuck to the wall in the kitchen like a museum piece. Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 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. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for museum piece
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Noun
  • This extraction recovers forensic artifacts showing screen touches, keyboard caches revealing what was typed, application usage data, and notification interaction records.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Each of the suites feels more like a studio apartment by design and features bespoke Mexican artifacts, vintage objects, and furnishings selected by the brand’s design director, Roberto Ayala.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Shop at downtown boutiques, stores The downtown area offers a chance to shop from unique local businesses selling apparel, jewelry, antiques, outdoor gear, gourmet foods, art and more.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 July 2025
  • Browse nautical antiques, like bells, diving helmets, and shells, at Tin Shed.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • The SaaS model, once revolutionary, is now a relic.
    Deepinder Singh Sethi, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Her job was, in her estimation, a relic of a different time — the business no longer relies on broadcast network casting directors to discover talent through global searches and talent holding deals.
    Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025

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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20piece. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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