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antique

[an-teek] / ænˈtik /




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Over the years, Barton scoured antique shops, bookshops and auctions to add to his collection, which has grown to about 100,000 artifacts owned by Barton and his son Tim.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

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

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

Only part of the original is open today but rarely and usually just to local traffic and occasional antique car clubs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Vintage planters and awnings as well as antique light fixtures and window curtains are being incorporated into the street fronts.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

When she sees me watching her, she shuts the antique watch with a sharp click and tosses it into her purse.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

Her father was a traveling antiques dealer, but also operated a lakeside summer resort in Michigan, where, at a young age, Steinem was enamored of the musicians who passed through to play.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 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

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

Egglestone, who has been in the antiques business for more than 25 years, said the comedian was a pleasure to be around, and the show had boosted visitor numbers.

From BBC May 6, 2026

We had the edition where the cover featured photographs of people in weird old outfits, posed in a room with antiques, each of them supposedly one of the characters.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

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

From Washington Times Dec. 1, 2021

It hangs from an antiqued sterling silver chain, complemented with Heishi beads and polished stones.

From Seattle Times Nov. 16, 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

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

From The Art of Interior Decoration by Grace Wood

On the agenda for Bowen’s perfect Sunday are hiking, antiquing and a stop at Joan’s on Third.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2024

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

“We are going antiquing, and they are on a little farm and we will take walks through the woods and cook some dinners,” she said.

From Seattle Times Nov. 24, 2022

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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