anachronism
Example Sentences
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The current requirement that lenders use three credit scores—known as tri-merge—is an anachronism and adds unnecessary costs to borrowers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Their opposition to transportation projects and other infrastructure, though supposedly grounded in Jeffersonian principle, was a roundabout way of retarding industrial development and ensuring that slavery did not become an economic anachronism.
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025
"Sick sport shooting of magnificent animals is an anachronism in today;s world," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024
The notion of a TV schedule where viewers are compelled to make an appointment to watch shows has almost become an anachronism in the age of streaming video on demand.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024
Failure to tear away that veil had turned my father into an anachronism.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
