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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

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

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

These great accomplishments, showing America’s global dominance, seem like ancient history to my generation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

“Talking about all this like ancient history makes me feel, ‘Oh yeah, we’ve kind of come a long way,’” Pickles ruminates.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

I wasn’t that great on ancient history, but I was pretty sure the Roman Empire never made it as far as Long Island.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan