anachronism

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They also outlasted former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair, who described their presence in the Lords as an "anachronism" and got rid of more than 600 of them.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The Court held that the formula was an anachronism from the Jim Crow era and didn’t account for racial progress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

However, Cracker Barrel is a brand for which its anachronism has long been a selling point, as well as a brand whose customer base reacts strongly to any whiff of change.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2024

In an increasingly digital United States, they’re more and more a remnant of a time gone by, an anachronism of a now-unfathomable era when leaving your house meant being unavailable to callers.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

“It’s not unthinkable that someone like you could play. You’re no anachronism, buddy.”

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner