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museum piece

noun

Definition of museum piece

as in artifact

something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period that old wooden ironing board she uses is a museum piece

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Recent Examples of museum piece The conventional wisdom often treats Japanese management as a museum piece. — Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026 Those five Grand Sport examples, including a famous winner at Sebring International Raceway, are now seven-figure museum pieces. — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026 The renovation preserves that legacy while layering in modern creature comforts, turning the property into a (functional) homage to mountain history rather than a museum piece. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2026 The space has an arty feel, with jewelry on display in long counters under glass, like a lineup of glittery museum pieces or a precious collection of butterflies. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for museum piece

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Reputation systems also struggle when an artifact is new, short-lived or slightly different from anything seen before.

— Ken Ammon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The artifact's stop at West Point comes nearly 25 years after the attacks sent a generation of American service members to Afghanistan, Iraq and other theaters during the war on terror.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of artifact

Noun

Scott Antique Markets As the world’s largest monthly indoor antique and interiors show, the Scott Antique Markets is a site to behold.

— Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026
For the property, owner Jo Ellard selected 400 paintings, collages, photos, and sculptures sourced from antiques sales, Art Basel shows around the world, and her own private collection.

— Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of antique

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The Paper Receipts Converting Association, a trade group of US manufacturers, pushes back against anti-receipt legislation and advocates for paper receipts as a consumer right, not a relic.

— HubSpot, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
In April, a former server at Long Island Bar bought the neighborhood relic Sam’s Restaurant from Lou Migliaccio, whose relatives opened it in 1930.

— Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026

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