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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.
—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
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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The resort is built on the site of an ancient Hawaiian fishing village and during development, an historic Hawaiian trail and several anchialine pools were found.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Scientists think dogs descended from an ancient population of gray wolves somewhere in Europe or Asia.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some of the moments to treasure are not so eternal and familiar.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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But hope runs eternal among box office pundits, with many counting on a repeat of summer 2023 and the Barbenheimer phenomenon.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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The season ends with Rachel driving away, now as this immortal witness to the ongoing curse.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Divine Dancers duology comes to a close as immortal celestial dancer Meneka attempts to hide from her divine fate with mortal sage Kaushika, with whom seduction turned to genuine love.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Swedish firm Ulf Mejergren even submitted a plan for topping the venerable structure with a giant cross-shaped swimming pool (which, if nothing else, would presumably minimize future fire risk).—
David A. Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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These venerable Swiss houses represent peak legacy watchmaking, and their most expensive and rarest pieces tend to be deliciously complicated.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Princess Kate, meanwhile, has a seemingly endless supply of chic coat dresses.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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For studios, the chase for filming subsidies is endless.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On a quiet stretch of Main Street in Bridgeport’s South End, two aging wooden houses stand weathered but enduring.—
Reginald David,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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The oldest, most enduring cliche about government policy is the one about how budgets are political, not fiscal, documents.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The baroness gave Epstein interior design tips and picked out antique furniture and vases worth more than $500,000 for the financier to buy for his properties.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Inside, antique touches have been preserved, and the stately rooms feature intricately detailed ceilings and fireplaces.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2026
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Aftermath and flashback are braided together, too, as if in perpetual PTSD.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
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History has shown, time and again, that leaders who accumulate unchecked power, surround themselves with loyalists, and normalize perpetual war often turn those powers inward.—
John Whitehead,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Dateless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dateless. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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