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old as the hills

ADJECTIVE

olden

Synonyms

WEAK

aboriginal age-old ancient antediluvian antiquated antique archaic bygone crumbling dated decayed done démodé early erstwhile former hackneyed hoary immemorial late moth-eaten of old of yore old as Methuselah old-fashioned old-time oldfangled once onetime original out-of-date outmoded passé past primeval primitive primordial pristine quondam relic remote rusty sometime stale superannuated time-worn timeworn traditional unfashionable unoriginal venerable worn-out

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Pretty much every country does this kind of spying - wanting insight into what other countries are up to is as old as the hills.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

Ah, this is a story as old as the hills, as is your very reasonable frustration!

From Slate • May 18, 2020

He can play ‘Darling Nelly’ like Stéphane Grappelli, and tunes that are old as the hills,

From New York Times • May 13, 2015

The spycraft on offer looks modern, and yet in some ways as old as the hills.

From The Guardian • Sep. 11, 2014

Bilbo Baggins had made the words, to a tune that was as old as the hills, and taught it to Frodo as they walked in the lanes of the Water-valley and talked about Adventure.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

old as the hills

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