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Planning for what to do about Cuyahoga County’s antiquated Justice Center, which includes the county jail, is about to ramp back up.
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Evan MacDonald, cleveland, 21 May 2020
As Americans are forced to confront both a health and economic crisis, many are relying on a safety net that is inadequate, inequitable, and antiquated.
—Alastair Fitzpayne, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2020
The idea that collaboration requires everyone involved to simultaneously be available is antiquated.
—Darren Chait, Quartz at Work, 14 Apr. 2020
Much of Russia’s naval fleet is antiquated and the deployment of Zircon on these older ships, much like Irkutsk, will give them a considerable makeover in terms of offensive weapons.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2020
Today, however, this reads as antiquated, if not a little creepy.
—Raisa Bruner, Time, 24 Feb. 2020
The current system of EMS billing and reimbursement is outdated and antiquated.
—Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2020
The owner of the dams, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, ordered the four remaining lakes to be drained last month, saying the dams were antiquated, unsafe and bereft of revenue to fix them.
—Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com, 13 Oct. 2019
The department’s own attorney acknowledged in 2013 that the teletypwriters were antiquated.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2019
Evan MacDonald, cleveland, 21 May 2020
As Americans are forced to confront both a health and economic crisis, many are relying on a safety net that is inadequate, inequitable, and antiquated.
—Alastair Fitzpayne, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2020
The idea that collaboration requires everyone involved to simultaneously be available is antiquated.
—Darren Chait, Quartz at Work, 14 Apr. 2020
Much of Russia’s naval fleet is antiquated and the deployment of Zircon on these older ships, much like Irkutsk, will give them a considerable makeover in terms of offensive weapons.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2020
Today, however, this reads as antiquated, if not a little creepy.
—Raisa Bruner, Time, 24 Feb. 2020
The current system of EMS billing and reimbursement is outdated and antiquated.
—Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2020
The owner of the dams, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, ordered the four remaining lakes to be drained last month, saying the dams were antiquated, unsafe and bereft of revenue to fix them.
—Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com, 13 Oct. 2019
The department’s own attorney acknowledged in 2013 that the teletypwriters were antiquated.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
Late Latin antiquatus, past participle of antiquare, from Latin antiquus — see antique entry 1
First Known Use
1531, in the meaning defined above
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“Antiquate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiquate. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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