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Recent Examples of obsolescent
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.
—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
The film is in part lugubrious in its longing for obsolescent objects, in its yearning for years before iPhones (with which the crisis of the film would otherwise be more easily solved).
—Dini Adanurani, Variety, 9 Aug. 2022
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
The film is in part lugubrious in its longing for obsolescent objects, in its yearning for years before iPhones (with which the crisis of the film would otherwise be more easily solved).
—Dini Adanurani, Variety, 9 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsolescent
Adjective
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Other job training groups at the time also saw their training becoming obsolete.—
Michael Bernick,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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While there’s been a massive build-out of satellites for telecommunications, defense and climate monitoring, the equipment for controlling and communicating with them is aging and becoming obsolete.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Adi looked down at his hiking boots with their split-grain leather and polyurethane midsoles and skidded his feet back toward the driftwood, like one of his former fourth graders called out on a pair of outmoded sneakers.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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An outmoded concept, evil was baggage from a pre-modern age, the least useful way to interpret bad behavior.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The pair led City to the Third Division title in May 1985, but triumph turned to tragedy on the final day of the season as the antiquated main stand caught fire with devastating consequences.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Insufferable antiquated federal standards reflect low expectations that do not meet the modern day needs of working New Yorkers.—
Gian Carlo Pedulla,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Yet university leaders have spoken optimistically about the future, bolstered by its new membership in the Mid-American Conference (MAC), its coaching staff and a $25 million renovation of its archaic football stadium.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But while the word’s general usage sounds more than a little archaic in the 21st century, its application to a particular kind of deceit prohibited in war remains active law.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Hospitals, insurers and life sciences firms urgently need tools that normalize data, automate workflows and make AI actionable across outdated systems.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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This dissolves outdated emotional structures and asks you to build a new sense of security that is rooted in compassion, boundaries and self-honesty.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This protection is essential during the winter months for homes with ancient buildings or out-of-date units.—
Connie Etemadi,
Freep.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Anything with frayed wires or out-of-date labels should be safely tossed.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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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.—
Cassie Werber,
Quartz,
7 June 2022
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This colossal tactical error has been compounded by the lingering centrist deference to a long-outworn image of the Supreme Court as a grand impartial arbiter of constitutional outcomes.—
Chris Lehmann,
The New Republic,
10 Feb. 2022
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Equipped with a range of anti-aging and skin-clearing settings, the facial tool leaves my complexion plump, glowy, and even.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the series, Swisher will investigate movements promoting longevity and anti-aging, seeking to differentiate real science from wishful thinking.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Obsolescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsolescent. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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