Examples of out-of-date in a Sentence

his file contained out-of-date information that might have been accurate when he was first hired but is no longer so
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As a result, hundreds of the museum’s videos regarding items in the collection and on educational topics that were removed from YouTube in January 2023 are being restored to the streaming service after being reorganized, with out-of-date material removed. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025 This underinformed and out-of-date article could have offered a good-faith exploration of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Nevertheless, the public transportation coalition continues using the out-of-date $771 million fiscal cliff projections only months before 40% service reductions become real. Maurice Scholten, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025 Oftentimes, on-sale, co-op, or conservation-organization seed are actually out-of-date seed that can’t be sold at full price. Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for out-of-date

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of out-of-date was in 1589

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“Out-of-date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-date. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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out-of-date

adjective
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