relic of the past

noun phrase

: something no longer used or considered modern
Typewriters are a relic of the past.
I'm looking forward to the day when that kind of thinking will be a relic of the past.

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That fun and peer-filled campus life she'd been promised by both family and pop culture turned out to be, at least to some extent, a relic of the past. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 Personally, this idea that the woke nonsense is just an outmoded relic of the past is ridiculous. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026 Your local thrift will likely not take these clunky relics of the past. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026 However, by the 21st century, pillboxes were regarded as relics of the past with very little relevance in an age where air supremacy, lightning movement, maneuverability, and sudden strikes were the norm. — David Szondy june 23, New Atlas, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for relic of the past

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“Relic of the past.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relic%20of%20the%20past. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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