palimpsest
Example Sentences
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Mr. Chiasson sets about peeling back the layers on the palimpsest of Mr. Sanders’s life.
The end result can evoke a palimpsest feel.
From Los Angeles Times
Each new power painted over its predecessors’ propaganda posters and insignia, leaving the province’s buildings a palimpsest of the war’s winners and losers.
From Los Angeles Times
After so many years, St. Mark’s Church is a palimpsest of memories for Mullins.
From New York Times
“They have this palimpsest of a billion years of history.”
From Science Magazine
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
