as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas
those mossbacks at the intelligence agency didn't get the memo that the world had changed
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Recent Examples of mossback
This man performed in all of Shakespeare’s plays, Assumed all parts from mossbacks to boys young.
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mossback
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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In that vein, the vane most likely had prominent colors and patterns that are not preserved in the fossil record, Dr. Pittman said.—
Elizabeth Landau,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The major exception has been the fluvial deposits of central Java, which have yielded remarkable tools and fossils of H. erectus.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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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
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“Mossback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mossback. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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