as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness
his jokes are awfully dated, referring to things that happened years ago
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1
as in accompanied
to go on a social engagement with
I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends
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as in attended
to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage
we dated for two years before we got engaged
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Recent Examples of dated
Jordan Galloway, SELF, 19 Aug. 2025
Movie moments such as Steve Martin and Diane Keaton's turns as 45-year-olds in Father of The Bride (1991) have long been poked fun at online due to the clothing and hairstyles they were styled in that would look too dated on today's middle-aged.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
After filming, Joe briefly dated fellow cast member Kacie, though their relationship quickly fizzled out.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Here’s a planner with a clear, dated layout that keeps planning simple.
—Jordan Galloway, SELF, 19 Aug. 2025
Movie moments such as Steve Martin and Diane Keaton's turns as 45-year-olds in Father of The Bride (1991) have long been poked fun at online due to the clothing and hairstyles they were styled in that would look too dated on today's middle-aged.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Instagram post is dated November 6, 2024.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
After filming, Joe briefly dated fellow cast member Kacie, though their relationship quickly fizzled out.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dated
Adjective
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Rejecting the streamlining and modernizing approach of many recent translations, Mendelsohn artfully reproduces the epic’s formal qualities—meter, enjambment, alliteration, assonance—and in so doing restores to Homer’s masterwork its archaic grandeur.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Nearly 20 years later, the law may seem archaic, the Enquirer previously reported, and may be a violation of the First Amendment.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In recent years, staff have complained of poor working conditions brought on by overcrowding, despite director Laurence des Cars’s 2023 move to cap attendance at 30,000 visitors daily, accompanied by a ticket price increase.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 Nov. 2025
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Grande and Erivo were also on stage and the four were accompanied by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz on piano.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Dumont attended the Mavs game on Monday night against the Milwaukee Bucks.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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The breakfast will also be attended by approximately 30 high school juniors and seniors currently participating in THR’s Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And just because there’s a new art form like AI, doesn’t mean that the old art form becomes obsolete, right?—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The champions of unfettered AI talk as though copyright law is a nuisance, something quaint and obsolete.—
Gerard Scimeca,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In addition to his other holdings, Kolomoisky owns media outlets in Ukraine that are influential and courted by Ukrainian politicians.—
Olena Loginova,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lipovsky and Stein have yet to pick their next directorial outing but are being heavily courted by studios.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But the company is back on a strong growth trajectory, fueled by the AI boom that could possibly disrupt the antiquated insurance industry that has incumbents with large market share, but are slow to evolve.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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On the other hand, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and a backup cam kept the cheap sports car from feeling too antiquated to bear.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The catastrophe, which took place about noon local time, sent one person working on a medieval tower to a hospital while another remained trapped under rubble and debris at the Torre dei Conti.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Torre dei Conti was built by Pope Innocent III for his family and serves as a classic example of a medieval tower-house in Rome.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Dated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dated. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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