outmoded
adjective
out·mod·ed
ˌau̇t-ˈmō-dəd 
1
: not being in style
an outmoded hairstyle
2
: no longer acceptable, current, or usable
outmoded customs
using outmoded technology
Examples of outmoded in a Sentence
outmoded computers that can be recycled
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As long as live sports can still drum up huge audiences via the outmoded delivery system and companies like Charter continue to break new ground on the distribution front, the day of reckoning, while inevitable, will be delayed.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The film’s eagerness to hinge so much of its plot on AI — evolving another prescient detail of King’s text into the present — creates an unavoidable tension with the outmoded production demands of Killian’s show, a tension that Brolin is asked to wave away with a single line of dialogue.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
Until Uber and Lyft arrived, ride-seekers were reliant on outmoded taxicab operations.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
This has been attributed in part to surging loads from artificial intelligence data centers, as well as outmoded energy infrastructure.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The film’s eagerness to hinge so much of its plot on AI — evolving another prescient detail of King’s text into the present — creates an unavoidable tension with the outmoded production demands of Killian’s show, a tension that Brolin is asked to wave away with a single line of dialogue.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
Until Uber and Lyft arrived, ride-seekers were reliant on outmoded taxicab operations.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
This has been attributed in part to surging loads from artificial intelligence data centers, as well as outmoded energy infrastructure.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Outmoded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outmoded. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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outmoded
adjective
out·mod·ed
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈmōd-əd
: no longer acceptable, usable, or fashionable
outmoded beliefs
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