1
as in dismissed
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year
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2
as in disliked
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded
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Recent Examples of deprecated
Microsoft’s first Kerberos implementation protects a password from cracking attacks by representing it as a hash generated with a single iteration of Microsoft’s NTLM cryptographic hash function, which itself is a modification of the super-fast, and now deprecated, MD4 hash function.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Apple has deprecated Launchpad in macOS 26 and replaced it with the Apps launcher in the Dock.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Apple has deprecated Launchpad in macOS 26 and replaced it with the Apps launcher in the Dock.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprecated
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India lost its review in desperation to get Wolvaardt dismissed, and then gambled with Verma’s gentle off-breakers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The lawsuit was dismissed in March after a judge found the group had no standing to pursue the claims made.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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So Grace is furious, mostly at Kate (because Kate was the messenger, but also because Grace has always disliked Kate for gunning for her job).—
Trish Deitch,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some residents disliked the high-security atmosphere in the usually quiet city.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Rainfall has diminished across Jamaica.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, the 26-year-old’s potential never materialized, leaving Vrabel to explain in late August why White’s role had diminished late in training camp.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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CEOs and experts have criticized universities for failing to keep up with the times; now that AI is here to stay, students had better be prepared to leverage it in their roles.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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In recent months, conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has repeatedly criticized Tucker Carlson.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Insider sports gambling is a legitimate crisis for the NBA and should not be minimized.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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Readers urged her to trust her instincts and not allow herself to be minimized.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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However, Russia’s Defense Ministry has rejected the Lithuanian claims and said its Su-30 fighter jets conducted training flights over the Kaliningrad region in strict compliance with the rules, not violating the borders of any other states.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Texas lawmakers rejected both the Smithsonian's cost estimates of transporting Discovery and the museum's legal claim of ownership.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Its currency has depreciated, which has made its exports cheaper.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Many older Rivian vehicles have depreciated significantly, based on used model pricing.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Deprecated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprecated. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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