as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas
some old fossil who thinks that a boy and a girl shouldn't be together unsupervised until they are engaged
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Recent Examples of fossil
In the study, the team took micro-CT scans of the fossil and compared it with other pterosaur specimens.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
In the fossil, the hard-to-digest bits of sea lily were encompassed in chalk.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
These types of fossils are known technically as regurgitalites.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Now, researchers are trying to solve the puzzle presented by a collection of humanlike fossils that have defied explanation for decades.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
In the fossil, the hard-to-digest bits of sea lily were encompassed in chalk.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
These types of fossils are known technically as regurgitalites.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Now, researchers are trying to solve the puzzle presented by a collection of humanlike fossils that have defied explanation for decades.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for fossil
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossil
Noun
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Musk's decision to father children with multiple women has attracted criticism from some social conservatives, who believe in the nuclear family centered around a mother and father.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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But if Harris were in charge, wouldn’t conservatives hope for judicial scrutiny?—
Steven Greenhut,
Orange County Register,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For Williams, the Hornets netted rookie shooter Dalton Knecht, veteran small forward Cam Reddish, the right to swap first-round picks with the Lakers in 2030 and the Lakers’ unprotected 2031 first-round pick.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Feb. 2025
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At a recent school board meeting, Ray Joachim’s salary as an assistant instructor for veterans’ training class was increased to $250 per month.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2023
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The parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits.—
Judith Thurman,
The New Yorker,
11 Sep. 2023
Noun
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With his piano-pounding performances, wild vocals, bouffant hair and makeup, Little Richard burst onto the musical scene in the 1950s and shook up the stuffed shirts with a string of his hit songs that got both black and white people dancing.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
9 May 2020
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Karen Knorr’s photos of the private members’ clubs of London in the early 1980s are full of stuffed shirts wearing gleaming brogues.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
25 Feb. 2020
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“Fossil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossil. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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