anachronistic
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The historically anachronistic animated epic introduces its neanderthal champion, Spear, and his partner, a female Tyrannosaurus named Fang, as they find common cause in grief.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
One of the most important ways to do that is to loosen the anachronistic barriers that unduly inhibit bank innovation, especially when it comes to technological transformations like stablecoins.
From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025
It’s based on a novel written in the 1890s by the Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler, and the adaptation’s transposition of time and place comes off as anachronistic and unconvincing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
Certainly, it exposes his authoritarian bent, but it also reveals his anachronistic view of the world.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
On January 4, 1993, this writer received an unusual letter, penned in a shaky, anachronistic script that suggested an elderly author.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
