noncontemporary

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Recent Examples of noncontemporary According to showrunner Chris Van Dusen, the choice to sneakily drop contemporary music into the decidedly noncontemporary setting was meant to reflect Bridgerton's fresh take on the period romance genre as a whole. Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 29 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncontemporary
Adjective
  • Microsoft announced a GitHub Copilot coding agent — which acts as a fully asynchronous coding agent that can write, run and test code — that the analyst believes could attract more productivity-hungry customers.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 May 2025
  • Outdated telemedicine laws in 10 states further limit care, requiring audio or video visits even when asynchronous consultations would suffice.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Of course, fielding percentage is an archaic metric that modern baseball fans don’t bother with.
    Levi Weaver, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • After 2012, when Putin returned to the presidency, the Kremlin began tightening its grip on Russia’s elites, embracing an archaic militarism, and widening its repression of civil society.
    ANDREI YAKOVLEV, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • In an effort to address some of those worries, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced plans to overhaul the antiquated telecommunications, radio and surveillance systems.
    Vanessa Romo, NPR, 14 May 2025
  • Due to an antiquated, insanely complex immigration policy, getting through the process is virtually impossible.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • And in this parish of 12,000 Catholics from more than 100 countries, those who make a living as interpreters fear their jobs will soon be obsolete.
    Motoko Rich, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • As highlighted by McKinsey and the MIT Sloan School of Management, this distinction has become obsolete over the last few years with tech leaders now integral to business strategy, driving innovation and delivering value.
    Rosalba Carandente, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Wait a second, the retort goes, the old-time adage is that to the victor go the spoils.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Now, the University Pub is closed as of May 18, and that leaves only one old-time dive bar near TCU: the Poop Deck.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Image Still, Professor Bogdanor said, the antediluvian nature of the Lords eroded faith in government generally, particularly among young people.
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Eliminating antediluvian student loan debts held by vulnerable older adults seems both just and good public policy.
    Next Avenue, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • It’s all designed to try to persuade visitors that the biblical story was literally true — that an ancient Noah really could have built such a sophisticated ship.
    Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
  • Scientists have discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analyzing ancient tree-rings.
    David Bressan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • So yes, there is a storm out there for agencies still clinging to an out-of-date model.
    John Readman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • Kravitz also pointed to the persistent flow of complaints from Kroger customers over out-of-date sales prices, dating back to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 14 May 2025

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“Noncontemporary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncontemporary. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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