old news

noun

: something or someone not new or exciting any more
That band is old news.

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Dredging up old news degraded Altman’s heroism. Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 Heidi was pioneering how reality TV could turn old news into melodrama, eroding any distance between entertainment and fact. Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026 Aspects of the conduct outlined in Moskin’s article are old news. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026 Wasserman is hoping this is all old news by the time the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad comes around. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for old news

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“Old news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20news. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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