old news

noun

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

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This exchange between the two women, filmed a good while back, is definitely juicy, but unfortunately, pretty old news. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 Years after a routine restructuring, an old news article about the event remained one of the company’s top search results. — Victoria Marshall, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 If the naked dress is old news, this might be its even more daring successor. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026 Archival materials, including old news clippings and documents, displayed alongside the photographs document decades of elevator failures and resident complaints. — Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 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 30 Sep. 2026.

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