as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness
fossilized notions about the proper place of women in society
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Recent Examples of fossilized
Fishing net captures a mystery A fossilized jaw bone caught by fishermen off the coast of Taiwan in 2010 has mystified scientists for over a decade.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
For millennia, their fossilized bones remained hidden inside layers of rock—until now.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Analyzing isotopes in the fossilized upper jaw of a horse specimen also allowed the researchers to conclude that the region was temperate and had seasonal variability.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
For nearly two centuries, its true identity eluded scientists, as fossilized remains revealed a structure that defied classification.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossilized
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Of course, fielding percentage is an archaic metric that modern baseball fans don’t bother with.—
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After 2012, when Putin returned to the presidency, the Kremlin began tightening its grip on Russia’s elites, embracing an archaic militarism, and widening its repression of civil society.—
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In an effort to address some of those worries, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced plans to overhaul the antiquated telecommunications, radio and surveillance systems.—
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Leaks from this antiquated sewer system are polluting Rock Creek and threaten the public health of all those who come in contact with it.—
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And in this parish of 12,000 Catholics from more than 100 countries, those who make a living as interpreters fear their jobs will soon be obsolete.—
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As highlighted by McKinsey and the MIT Sloan School of Management, this distinction has become obsolete over the last few years with tech leaders now integral to business strategy, driving innovation and delivering value.—
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The existence of any prehistoric apex predators in the islands of the Caribbean used to be doubted.—
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The original show gave the prehistoric reptiles the nature documentary treatment, offering glimpses of a world that was ruled by dinosaurs millions of years ago through the magic of CGI and animatronics.—
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Visit the Picasso Museum Five conjoined medieval palaces with Catalan Gothic architecture house the Picasso Museum in the district El Born.—
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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.—
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“Fossilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossilized. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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