fossil

noun

Definition of fossilnext
as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas some old fossil who thinks that a boy and a girl shouldn't be together unsupervised until they are engaged

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Recent Examples of fossil The discovery provides a detailed view into how the dinosaur’s body responded to injury before its death and demonstrates how neutron imaging can reveal soft tissues that are rarely preserved in fossils. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 But the archaeologists who excavated the new skeletal fragments from Shanidar Cave in the Kurdistan region of Iraq say the fossils weave a complex tale of Neanderthal life and death, beyond what appeared to be deliberate violence. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 The fossil originally came from the Isle of Wight, where it was collected by amateur fossil hunter Reginald Walter Tooley. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 To understand Invictibellatrix, researchers first took a CT scan of the fossil to create a 3D model of that part of its skull. — Archie Clarke, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fossil
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  1. conservative
  2. veteran
  3. fogy
  4. mossback
Noun
  • There was a time when conservatives were opposed to increasing the debt.
    — Kevin Igoe, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • President Emmanuel Macron has been the primary target of scorn following nationwide riots that overtook Paris and other cities, but the insurgent National Rally does not want to let mainstream conservatives off the hook.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of conservative
Noun
  • The ceremony also marked the return of Japanese industry veteran Takeo Hisamatsu as festival director, following the departure of former chairman Hiroyasu Ando earlier this year.
    — Gavin Blair, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Athens, Georgia, jam-band veterans will close out 2026 with two Charlotte performances, including a New Year’s Eve concert.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of veteran
Noun
  • There’s no old fogey-ness to Lorne.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For the benefit of us old fogies?
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of fogy
Noun
  • This man performed in all of Shakespeare’s plays, Assumed all parts from mossbacks to boys young.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
Definition of mossback

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“Fossil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossil. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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