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antique

[an-teek] / ænˈtik /




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Kurt Sawitskas has already spent weeks analyzing the carousel’s innards, marveling at its antique nature, but also being amazed that it’s still mostly intact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

They’ve popped up in barns and on farms, in strip malls between an antique shop and an ax-throwing business and in churches, where lighting and sound for worship services is part of the curriculum.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

I enter an antique store and find must-haves—a pristine Underwood typewriter, a vacuum-tube radio—then remind myself that we’re trying to get rid of stuff, and the urge passes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He’s just gotten into the art world with a $35,000 antique vase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

But Mamou and Babou gave me a beautiful antique copper teapot—it was hand-beaten and everything—and a pair of cleats.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

"These weren't simply Christmas cards, they were pieces of political campaigning that helped fund one of the most significant social movements in British history," said Matt Case, an antiques specialist.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“I don’t remember a time when we weren’t shopping for antiques; it’s what we did on weekends.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

“I don’t think she meant to do it, but she did,” said Annette Davis Bradley, owner of Downtown Envy, an antiques store a short walk from the Colleton County Courthouse where Hill presided.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

In its most recent incarnation, eBay caters to enthusiasts with a heavy focus on collectibles, from sports memorabilia to trading cards to antiques, as well as one-of-a-kind fashion items and sneakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

There are enough antiques for sale along the roads of New England alone to furnish the houses of a population of fifty million.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

Of course, the only caveat is watching the slick show in the antiqued DVD format.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2021

Do you think it’s OK to have a low-key party to celebrate our child, or is this an antiqued ordeal that needs to go?

From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2021

Designed by Stephen Rieman and Mark Krasne, the condo features antiqued mirrors, hand-stenciled doors and a wet bar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2019

Create an Instagram moment with this pendant earring in antiqued gold with pearl-like insets.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2018

If you are using dull coloured carpets and hangings, have your modern reproductions antiqued.

From The Art of Interior Decoration by Grace Wood

For the “Yellowjackets” star, an ideal Sunday includes antiquing in Sherman Oaks, tea at the Museum of Jurassic Technology, record shopping at Mount Analog and lots of scrolling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025

Two lamps weren’t just two lamps, but the best outing she spent antiquing with my grandmother before she passed away from Alzheimer’s disease.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2024

As orders in furniture stores backordered and stock wasn’t available, homeowners went antiquing.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

“My houses have always been my creative, shopping and antiquing outlets — they just combine everything I like to do,” she explains.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2021

She went antiquing and hung an old washboard on the wall.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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