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as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
dateless artifacts left by an obscure people of the distant past
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as in eternal
lasting forever
the dateless cycle of the seasons
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as in immortal
having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish
it is because of their dateless themes that the plays of Shakespeare are still performed today
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Recent Examples of dateless
Briones cracked up while taking pictures of the dateless Ball posing with his arm around a stereo speaker on a stand.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
2 Mar. 2026
Else Texas men's basketball will be dateless when other teams will be enjoying the Big Dance.
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Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
Tracy playfully questioned Brett, who was the president of his fraternity, for being dateless and not dressing on theme.
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Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
Hailey Bieber went dateless to the 2025 Met Gala as her husband, Justin Bieber, was nowhere to be found.
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Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
5 May 2025
Her theory about dateless, spiraling young men ends with home prices declining for years, or even decades.
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Byalena Botros,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2024
All my Cinderellas didn’t find their March romance and went home dateless for the second weekend.
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J. Brady McCollough,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2023
Dreams are usually dateless, absent from the illusion of the flow of time.
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Riley Van Steward,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
2 Mar. 2026
Else Texas men's basketball will be dateless when other teams will be enjoying the Big Dance.
—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
Tracy playfully questioned Brett, who was the president of his fraternity, for being dateless and not dressing on theme.
—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
Hailey Bieber went dateless to the 2025 Met Gala as her husband, Justin Bieber, was nowhere to be found.
—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
5 May 2025
Her theory about dateless, spiraling young men ends with home prices declining for years, or even decades.
—
Byalena Botros,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2024
All my Cinderellas didn’t find their March romance and went home dateless for the second weekend.
—
J. Brady McCollough,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2023
Dreams are usually dateless, absent from the illusion of the flow of time.
—
Riley Van Steward,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dateless
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Learn about Sarasota’s ancient past at Phillippi Estate Park or look for the resident deer at Rothenbach Park.
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The pallium, a woolen collar embroidered with six crosses, is an ancient symbol of authority and obligation.
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During the years living under the Islamic Republic’s repressive rule, music—which was at the forefront of my family’s life—was what kept my spirit lifted, my hope eternal, and my faith alive.
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But there’s a necessary balancing act between eyeing the future and embracing the past, which makes said future possible — and that’s where a place like this comes in, as a counterweight to the eternal pursuit of what’s next.
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Lobo As the cigar-smoking, alien, bounty hunter who teams up with Supergirl, Lobo possesses immense strength and is essentially immortal, having lived for hundreds of years.
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The closest the visually drab movie comes to excitement is the introduction of an amusing if underused Jason Momoa as Lobo, an immortal bounty hunter who looks like a heavy-metal god (or maybe a lost member of Kiss), chomping on a fat cigar and roaring around on his flying motorcycle.
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The 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) is gearing up to celebrate the venerable Czech fest’s past and, at the same time, guide it into its future.
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Cosmetics, as venerable as mirrors, boomed to an unprecedented degree.
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Asteroids are notoriously difficult to spot from Earth against the endless darkness of space.
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In the early Seventies, demand for gauzy evocations of the past was nearly endless.
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The most enduring companies will resist it, using these capabilities to deepen trust and strengthen the relationships on which lasting economic value depends.
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Anchor your thinking to a structural shift or enduring problem.
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At work, Kirkham uses an antique sand hourglass which times an hour.
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The cedar’s visible woodgrain adds a rustic quality, and the roof’s shingles create an antique aesthetic.
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This sophisticated system prevents metabolically expensive and functionally counterproductive perpetual growth, ensuring hair serves specific protective and insulating roles.
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Marjane depicts our terrifying teachers, the violent morality police and our collective and perpetual fear that we might be caught, hurt, arrested, killed.
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“Dateless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dateless. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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