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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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
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Office tower distress sales raise eyebrows While high-end office properties are in demand, more dated buildings saw an increase in bargain sales at the end of 2024.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
And Kirsten Dunst plays Leigh Wainscott, the Charlotte mom Manchester dated while hiding out off Independence Boulevard.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
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
Office tower distress sales raise eyebrows While high-end office properties are in demand, more dated buildings saw an increase in bargain sales at the end of 2024.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
The country singer dated Laura Sigler and supermodel Niki Taylor before marrying Nicole Kidman in 2006.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
And Kirsten Dunst plays Leigh Wainscott, the Charlotte mom Manchester dated while hiding out off Independence Boulevard.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dated
Adjective
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Traditional family law can be archaic, inconsistent and not aligned with the realities of modern relationships.—
Julia Rodgers,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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According to the team, in a few years, entrepreneurs will consider a passive site as archaic as a business without a phone number.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Even growing up in 1970s and '80s Chicago, Goldberg-Polin decisions were always accompanied by fundamental questions.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Permits are invalid unless they are accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection from an accredited veterinarian indicating that the animal is free of disease.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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On Monday, the trio attended Matthieu Blazy's inaugural collection with Chanel during Paris Fashion Week.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Over 100 residents attended and demanded transparency about what the land would be used for.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But as obsolete as these pregnancy myths might have become, in some ways parents still need them.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mastery of a particular model’s API or a set of prompting techniques can become obsolete in a matter of months.—
Marco Argenti,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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However, the show also courted numerous big-time actors as guest stars across its 10 seasons.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Sep. 2025
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Increasingly, that cohort includes Gen Z (up to age 27) and millennials (ages 28 to 44), a group Squeri has actively courted.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Large events might overwhelm its antiquated plumbing system.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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The immigration agent didn’t know what to make of the antiquated document.—
Pedro Rios,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After twenty-four hours of chaos, the gang of Israeli settlers exited the library’s medieval arches for good.—
Ryan Byrnes,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Nestled on a 130-acre property outside of Roccalbegna, a medieval Tuscan village sandwiched between rocky cliffs, an old stone house looks like something out of a dream.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
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Its image is painted on ancient Southwestern pottery and chiseled into prehistoric petroglyphs that line Texas canyons.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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From the Elgol dinosaur to the Krusatodon or the world’s largest pterosaur fossil from the Jurassic period, fossils found here have shaped our understanding of the prehistoric world.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Dated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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