the Stone Age
noun
: the oldest period in which human beings are known to have existed : the age during which humans made and used stone tools
—often used figuratively to suggest something outmoded
His political ideas are from the Stone Age.
I'm still using a Stone Age computer.
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That tendency, which may have been with us since the Stone Age, today serves the interests of our cumbersome friends in the Florida Everglades.
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David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Other devoted fans include Kim Gordon, Tegan and Sara, Jenny Lewis, Warpaint’s Emily Kokal and Stella Mozgawa, Sharon Van Etten, Foo Fighters’ Nate Mendel, and Josh Homme and various Queens of the Stone Age guys, among others.
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Steve Hochman,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
Loser, for example, dragged Pop off middling ambient music but lacked the teeth of his tracks with Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
Aquinas would certainly not countenance a threat to bomb another country back into the Stone Age.
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Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Other devoted fans include Kim Gordon, Tegan and Sara, Jenny Lewis, Warpaint’s Emily Kokal and Stella Mozgawa, Sharon Van Etten, Foo Fighters’ Nate Mendel, and Josh Homme and various Queens of the Stone Age guys, among others.
—
Steve Hochman,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
Loser, for example, dragged Pop off middling ambient music but lacked the teeth of his tracks with Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme.
—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
Aquinas would certainly not countenance a threat to bomb another country back into the Stone Age.
—
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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“The Stone Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Stone%20Age. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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