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Recent Examples of anachronism
And the bizarre song and dance numbers, for all their anachronism, pull us in further.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
When a town is designated a village, the name has the propensity to conjure the anachronism of a time before now.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The Constitution therefore remains burdened with musty political anachronisms (such as the role of the Electoral College in presidential elections) that threaten American democracy.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
And while abolishing the credit-hour remains a bridge too far for many, many reasons, the anachronism that is the college semester may not be.
—Derek Newton, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
When a town is designated a village, the name has the propensity to conjure the anachronism of a time before now.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The Constitution therefore remains burdened with musty political anachronisms (such as the role of the Electoral College in presidential elections) that threaten American democracy.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
And while abolishing the credit-hour remains a bridge too far for many, many reasons, the anachronism that is the college semester may not be.
—Derek Newton, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anachronism
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Narrator Mary Lewis, raised in Newfoundland herself, delivers the book in a manner that seems stilted at first but grows more appealing as Lewis moves further into the story, with its pleasing archaisms and evocation of balked communication.—
Katherine A. Powers,
Washington Post,
21 Jan. 2020
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That phrase, which may strike some young American ears as an archaism if not an oxymoron, is worth unpacking, and Amis provides readers with a pocket account of the historical preconditions of his extravagant fame.—
A.O. SCOTT,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2018
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His style is a throwback to an era when teams ran enforcers on their fourth line, but Clattenburg has shown signs of being able to move the needle offensively (especially in preseason).—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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In this classic black and white throwback from 1977, the Clintons held hands while exiting the White House State Dinner.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Anachronism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anachronism. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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