outdated
adjective
out·dat·ed
ˌau̇t-ˈdā-təd 
: no longer current : outmoded
outdatedly
adverb
outdatedness
noun
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The state will also have to convince the nation’s educational institutions to overcome their outdated ethos of pacifism; most top research universities still prohibit their engineers and scientists from collaborating with the armed forces.
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Tomohiko Taniguchi, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
Williams states in her book that this idea stems from superficial thinking and an outdated viewpoint that is against interracial dating.
—Essence, 15 Apr. 2024
Instead of focusing on outdated, misguided plans like the Sites Reservoir and Bay-Delta Plan, Gov. Newsom should direct agencies to increase flows in the rivers and tributaries that salmon call home.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Regression has been marketed as progress as outdated modes of thinking return.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
At 309 major bridges on navigable waterways in the United States, inspections in recent years have found protection systems around bridge foundations that were deteriorating, potentially outdated or nonexistent, leaving the structures perilously exposed to ship strikes.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
According to Mahalingam, legacy systems are outdated and don’t communicate with modern ones.
—Hilary Tetenabaum, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado are also pushing to raise employer penalties for child labor violations, with lawmakers calling them outdated and not substantial enough to deter employers from breaking the law.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
The team president has increasingly referred to the A’s home stadium at the Coliseum property with disdain, noting the outdated standards for professional sports within the concrete stadium.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Tomohiko Taniguchi, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
Williams states in her book that this idea stems from superficial thinking and an outdated viewpoint that is against interracial dating.
—Essence, 15 Apr. 2024
Instead of focusing on outdated, misguided plans like the Sites Reservoir and Bay-Delta Plan, Gov. Newsom should direct agencies to increase flows in the rivers and tributaries that salmon call home.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Regression has been marketed as progress as outdated modes of thinking return.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
At 309 major bridges on navigable waterways in the United States, inspections in recent years have found protection systems around bridge foundations that were deteriorating, potentially outdated or nonexistent, leaving the structures perilously exposed to ship strikes.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
According to Mahalingam, legacy systems are outdated and don’t communicate with modern ones.
—Hilary Tetenabaum, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado are also pushing to raise employer penalties for child labor violations, with lawmakers calling them outdated and not substantial enough to deter employers from breaking the law.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
The team president has increasingly referred to the A’s home stadium at the Coliseum property with disdain, noting the outdated standards for professional sports within the concrete stadium.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
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outdated
adjective
out·dat·ed
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈdāt-əd
: not up-to-date
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