datedness

noun

as in obsolescence

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  1. obsolescence
  2. antiquity
  3. ancientness
Noun
  • Each state has its own system, and many are rickety or verging on obsolescence.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That same month, the Roundhill HALO ETF, which focuses on high-asset, low-obsolescence stocks as a diversification strategy from AI, purchased shares of Casey’s, marking the fund’s sole convenience store investment.
    — Norah Rami, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of obsolescence
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  • Meanwhile, an electric color palette of zingy greens, bold reds, and Prussian blues–touched off with plenty of black accents–amplifies the property’s wildly original juxtaposition of antiquity and modernity.
    — Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But the recording itself — which happened in eerie circumstances and nearly destroyed one of the trumpets — also underlines how our handling of antiquities has evolved dramatically in the intervening decades.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of antiquity
Noun
  • Since war broke out in late February, the show in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia province, had grown increasingly popular, as interest surges among Chinese people in a nearby nation and culture that rivals their own in its depth and ancientness.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of ancientness
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“Datedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/datedness. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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