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Recent Examples of obsolescent
But there are also filmmakers who prize obsolescent technologies precisely for their apparent shortcomings.
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Dennis Lim,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
In his State of Kazakhstan speech, Tokayev also announced that his country moving beyond the first commercial nuclear reactor to build one or two more to address energy shortage due to the obsolescent thermal power stations.
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Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
For example, its Navy went from 140 obsolescent ships in 2003 to 234 modern ships today.
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Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
But Randolph and Hastings always planned on video streaming rendering the DVD-by-mail service obsolescent once technology advanced to the point that watching movies and TV shows through internet connections became viable.
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Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2023
My desktop collection of obsolescent chargers may not obviously connect me with the divine.
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Britt Peterson,
Washington Post,
6 Sep. 2023
It’s that they have been made obsolescent, by a decades-long consolidation of media empires and influence.
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John Semley,
The New Republic,
18 Nov. 2022
Dennis Lim,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
In his State of Kazakhstan speech, Tokayev also announced that his country moving beyond the first commercial nuclear reactor to build one or two more to address energy shortage due to the obsolescent thermal power stations.
—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
For example, its Navy went from 140 obsolescent ships in 2003 to 234 modern ships today.
—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
But Randolph and Hastings always planned on video streaming rendering the DVD-by-mail service obsolescent once technology advanced to the point that watching movies and TV shows through internet connections became viable.
—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2023
My desktop collection of obsolescent chargers may not obviously connect me with the divine.
—
Britt Peterson,
Washington Post,
6 Sep. 2023
It’s that they have been made obsolescent, by a decades-long consolidation of media empires and influence.
—
John Semley,
The New Republic,
18 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsolescent
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Recent highs have easily blown past 47 degrees Celsius, rendering existing guidelines obsolete even as emissions from human activity continue to drive global temperatures higher.
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Newsom said the state tracker is the first of its kind in the nation as California companies like OpenAI and Anthropic have exploded in growth and simultaneously warned that their products could render most white-collar jobs obsolete.
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Such discussions often uncover resident sentiments about equipment deemed outmoded, unrealized expectations and inconvenient access.
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Their outmoded style, with its seriousness and corniness, its big acting choices and low budgets, is basically impossible to recreate without falling into parody.
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The modern Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system replaced the aircraft’s antiquated radar.
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Farms open up between the forestry, and the antiquated Martindale Chief Diner hangs on a curb.
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The sixth block in the Parthenon’s tympanum—or recessed space—was restored by combining a pair of archaic fragments with new pieces of marble, while the seventh block has been completed using only fresh marble.
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His department of justice brought back the firing squad on federal row in April of 2026; several states now also use what was once considered an archaic method.
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Families are still receiving outdated information and, in some cases, being counseled as though there is only one reasonable path forward.
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Ensure middle-management effectiveness and roles are clearly defined, and regularly audit business processes to eliminate outdated or ineffective ones.
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Preckwinkle's team first tackled the out-of-date property tax system by hiring Tyler Technologies under a $30 million dollar contract to upgrade the county's property tax system.
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Charles also had one out-of-date license to operate a school bus at the time of the incident, investigators stated previously.
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Setting recent works among older ones is an effective element of LACMA’s overall plan to shed outworn hierarchies.
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Perhaps that’s the legacy of outworn stereotypes about corruption or a lack of the type of political will that’s brought more rapid changes to corporate governance and sustainable investing standards in, for example, some Nordic countries.
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In the market for an anti-aging moisturizer this Prime Day?
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Among the human studies that qualified, none tested IV or intramuscular NAD+ itself for anti-aging or wellness outcomes.
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“Obsolescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsolescent. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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