old news

noun

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

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If Yan sticks around long enough to make his celebrations old news, plenty of others within the Mets might join him in jumping up with joy. Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 However, today Johnson calls that old news and claims the title of owner. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 For those of you who have been watching in real time, this all may seem like old news. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 Seitz, in an interview, touted the discrepancy as a sign that Republicans were still popular in Missouri and cast Tuesday’s election results on Amendments 4 and 5 as old news. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 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 19 Aug. 2026.

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