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Recent Examples of old hat
But the stories of wild tours, drug use and the like are strictly old hat.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Men were letting their hair grow past their shoulders, women were tying theirs in bandannas, and amid the weed and the cobblestones, the prim full skirts of the 1950s were laughably old hat.
—Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025
This is going to get to be old hat quickly at the current rate, but Talanoa Hufanga makes his presence felt daily.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
Maybe you were born and raised here in the Queen City, but your social routine seems like old hat.
—Katie Black, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Men were letting their hair grow past their shoulders, women were tying theirs in bandannas, and amid the weed and the cobblestones, the prim full skirts of the 1950s were laughably old hat.
—Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025
This is going to get to be old hat quickly at the current rate, but Talanoa Hufanga makes his presence felt daily.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
Maybe you were born and raised here in the Queen City, but your social routine seems like old hat.
—Katie Black, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old hat
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One film has dominated much of the season and shattered records, while the other carries an undercurrent of passion and historical weight that could resonate on a preferential Oscar ballot.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Others have expressed concern about nationalist rhetoric and disputes over historical memory, particularly regarding Hungary’s role in the Holocaust.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The deep freeze that changed Texas The February 2021 winter storm brought a historic arctic outbreak across Texas, with multiple rounds of snow and days of sustained subfreezing temperatures.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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McKee attended Catholic high school in Zanesville, a historic Ohio city about 55 miles east of the capital, according to the Diocese of Columbus.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 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
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Oil is a 20th century energy source, outmoded and responsible for sickening and killing millions of people with the potential to kill millions more.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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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
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While adversaries continuously adapt, leveraging AI, automation, and novel tactics, most training programs remain anchored in outdated threat models.—
James Hadley,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Many of these critical devices run on outdated software libraries, some of which are years past their end-of-life support, meaning they’re no longer supported by the manufacturer.—
Saman Zonouz,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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This includes subtle feedback that traditional simulators often miss.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the work, traditional folklore and marvelous, uncanny incidents are often the sites of resistance against colonialism or enslavement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the olden days, celebs would wear sunglasses inside the show — more to hide their clear enjoyment of the libations than to look cool.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the olden days, a lot of winter beers were conceptualized as stronger with more alcohol.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
24 Dec. 2025
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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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“Old hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20hat. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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