Thesaurus results for ARTIFACTS

artifacts

noun

plural of artifact

as in fossils

an object made by humans and surviving from an earlier time period The site was full of Stone Age artifacts such as flint tools.

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as in mementos

a lingering indication of something from the past The spelling of "trough" is an artifact of the way it was originally pronounced.

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Recent Examples of artifacts However, many of Borobudur’s other artifacts — including Buddha heads removed from their bodies — remain in museums in the US and Europe, as well as likely in private collections. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Just as there is a market for drugs and a market for art, there is a market, if a modest one, for these artistic artifacts. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The real treasures, though, are displayed inside the museum-style glass concierge desk, where artifacts from the original hotel are on loan from the Naples Historical Society. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026 Today, the toys strewn across Charlie’s office floor and the toddler-size desk and chairs in the room abutting the podcast studio serve as artifacts of their former life. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026 Pharrell, however, said the jabs didn’t really bother him while also referring to the jewelry as artifacts. — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026 Unlike the many delicate original artifacts elsewhere in the exhibition, this one was made to let visitors get close and take home their own slightly unsettling family portrait. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 In addition, the museum’s curators tended to be specialized in material culture — collecting and studying the museum’s several million objects and artifacts — rather than in conceptual storytelling. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026 Historic documents and artifacts help people remember their history, but keeping track of everything can be overwhelming, especially when the items come from an entire community. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

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The Mokattam Formation in northern Egypt is a thick layer of limestone that has preserved prehistoric marine fossils, including fish, sharks and early whales.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Attendees can touch fossils, explore the park‘s trees and make art, all while listening to music and eating from local food trucks.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

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Dennis Franchione’s legacy At Franchione’s house in Horseshoe Bay, his office was full of mementos from a coaching career that spanned 40 years.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
Many brought flowers, cards and mementos and placed them in a makeshift memorial near the home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of mementos

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Behind the reception desk, a wall of 109 wooden pigeonholes doubles as an art installation, with some compartments displaying replicas of the property's original room keys and others filled with nautical relics reflecting Naples's coastal allure.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
When it was closed down in 1539, its treasures, books and relics were seized and its lands and buildings sold off, some to local nobles and gentry, some to the town authorities of Bury.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of relics

Noun

The United States has recently experienced both the extraordinary power of travel and some uncomfortable reminders of its vulnerabilities.

— Rachel J.C. Fu, Sun Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2026
On many Nissan vehicles, the maintenance reminders are not automatically programmed.

— John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of reminders

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The threat of flooding continues Thursday in both Texas and across the Corn Belt, driven by the remnants of Hurricane Polo.

— Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Southern California has had a particularly swampy summer, thanks to tropical storm remnants and unusually warm ocean temperatures.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of remnants

Noun

But Holmes was later resurrected—his creator needed some fast cash, yes, but Britain wanted for good crime-solvers, to go by the glut of corpses and killers in Sleuth-hound.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Stellar mass black holes are basically the corpses of dead stars.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

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