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Recent Examples of old hat
For Will Smith and Austin Barnes — two backstops who have caught World Series games — this drill is old hat.
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Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Campy, naughty, a little shocking, and a little old hat, The White Lotus’s third season has its flaws and its hang-ups, without question.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
McDavid and Crosby wearing red and white together should be old hat.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
In many ways, this is old hat to the 65-year-old who’s been a pilot since 1983 and for the past 11 years has flown an air tanker into various hot spots around the country.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Campy, naughty, a little shocking, and a little old hat, The White Lotus’s third season has its flaws and its hang-ups, without question.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
McDavid and Crosby wearing red and white together should be old hat.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
In many ways, this is old hat to the 65-year-old who’s been a pilot since 1983 and for the past 11 years has flown an air tanker into various hot spots around the country.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old hat
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The last time Border Patrol averaged fewer than 9,000 monthly apprehensions along the southern border over a year was in the late 1960s, according to historical agency figures.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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This fits perfectly with the historical accounts stating that one of the ships burnt.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The historic anniversary commemorates the first act of the country's reunification on April 30, 1975 when Communist-run North Vietnam seized Saigon, the capital of the U.S.-backed South, renamed Ho Chi Minh City shortly after the war in honor of the North's founding leader.—
Minh Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The group's latest initiative continues its campaign of peaceful resistance, using the symbolism of May Day—a historic day of worker solidarity—to spotlight broader concerns about democracy and rising authoritarianism.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Not least the outmoded idea that Republicans, when in power, shouldn’t use every available lever to implement their agenda.—
Varad Mehta,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Instead of using this opportunity to make Bond a more inclusive franchise, Bezos could very well lean into the franchise’s outmoded machismo, returning Bond to an aggressive womanizer and pillar of a brand of masculinity that aligns with the values of the far right.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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New York City paused school board elections just hours after voting opened on Friday, following reports of invalid and out-of-date ballots.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Declutter out-of-date information Irrelevant details can detract from the strength of your CV.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the beauty and consumer goods industry, the old notion of newness as the primary growth strategy feels outdated.—
Billee Howard,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The directive calls for a comprehensive transformation strategy that includes streamlining the Army's force structure, eliminating wasteful spending, overhauling the acquisition process, and modernizing outdated defense contracts.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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To stay competitive as water stress deepens across traditional and emerging production regions, the industry must decouple manufacturing from water use.—
Ken Katz,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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As trillions in private capital search for liquidity in a world where traditional exits no longer work, blockchain infrastructure is quietly becoming the system of last resort.—
Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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Back in the olden days, all discussion surrounding individual players involved boxcar statistics (games, goals, assists, points) and the eye test.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Back in the olden days at the turn of the century, the Outdoor Life Network carried the Tour de France on cable, and NBC Sports gradually started to cover more races.—
Ars Staff,
Ars Technica,
5 Feb. 2025
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With his understanding of and affection for the hardy inhabitants of the mountainous American West, Walker-Silverman brings a new and tender radiance to the idea of regional filmmaking, along with an awareness of outworn stereotypes.—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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This was not a forgone conclusion at the time; indeed, during the 1930s, democracy was widely viewed as an outworn political form.—
Taeku Lee,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2013
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“Old hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20hat. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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