relic
Example Sentences
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Goldhaber’s reimagining of an ominous relic from an earlier era of media consumption may capture for audiences the sensation, for better or worse, of what life can be like in an ultra-connected world.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Section 122, the basis for his new tax plan, is a relic of a bygone age.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
The Kuiper Belt itself is a relic of the early Milky Way, when the galaxy existed as a rotating disc of gas and dust.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
“Friday” has become a relic of pop, virality and how we once used the internet.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026
The trek between Kabul and Jalalabad, a bone-jarring ride down a teetering pass snaking through the rocks, had become a relic now, a relic of two wars.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.