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ancient history

NOUN
ancient times
Synonyms
WEAK
antiquity bygone days distance of time distant past early history prehistory protohistory remote past the past time immemorial way back when

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These communities are already experiencing climate impacts firsthand, and their knowledge is more directly relevant to present challenges than lessons drawn from ancient history.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

To many of the skaters today, the 1990s might as well be ancient history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Bostock felt like ancient history on Tuesday morning, when the court heard oral argument in Little v.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

He graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in ancient history with the intent of going to law school.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

So what if I can speak firsthand about the Spanish flu, the advent of the automobile, world wars, cold wars, guerrilla wars, and Sputnik—that’s all ancient history now.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen