old news

noun

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

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But the past is old news around Lawrence this week. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026 The Hunt for Ben Solo was both news and old news to you at the same time? Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025 That said, the standard internal-combustion-engine version of the Snowdog is old news, as it's been in production for the past 10 years. New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025 Well, two years later, Mounjaro is becoming old news, too. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025 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 15 Feb. 2026.

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