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antique

[an-teek] / ænˈtik /




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It also featured what we’d now call a “vintage” kitchen, featuring antique appliances.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

Many people want their estate-planning needs handled by their financial adviser rather than an attorney, as they are more focused on protecting their assets than deciding who gets their antique china cabinet.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

A collection of antique silver found by chance in a family's attic in Edinburgh has sold for nearly £60,000 at auction.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

There’s a friendship bracelet from a volunteer trip to Haiti, a horseshoe found on a Grand Canyon trail and antique lace from a market in Bruges, Belgium.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Mrs. Castleman preferred to use the antique cash register that made a brisk ka-ching! sound whenever the drawer opened.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Burrell’s family said in the statement announcing the antiques enthusiast’s death that the cancer community provided “so much comfort and strength to her in her darkest moments.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Over time, Miller built it into an architectural wonderland filled with art and antiques gathered in the U.S. and Europe.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

The court heard the accompanying paperwork had been typed using a typewriter on paper embossed with an antiques dealers' logo – and even a nine-pence stamp.

From BBC May 22, 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

Most of the discussions were about items too large to take on board: antiques, furniture, expensive carpets.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

In another project, he considered mounting antiqued mirror on the ceiling, but when the budget wouldn’t allow it, he used a shiny Cole & Son wallcovering called Antique Mirror to achieve a similar effect.

From Seattle Times Jan. 19, 2023

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

I judged that the hand of Time hadn't got to work on that chair yet, but it would as soon as it had antiqued the table.

From The Postmaster by Lincoln, Joseph C.

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

Later Tunde and his partner, Sadako, are antiquing in a small town outside Cambridge.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2023

At this year’s TromaDance, the Demmers sat in lawn chairs next to a newly renovated drive-in speaker that Mr. Demmer found and repaired while antiquing in Detroit.

From New York Times Jul. 9, 2021

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

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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