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Recent Examples of old-school Every town has its nostalgic spots—ice cream shops, deli counters, old-school diners—that seem to have cheated time. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2025 People approach their days differently; in one of the private enclosures, three old boys in full old-school suits and top hats sit and peruse their racecards and newspapers, smoking cigars and barely saying a word. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2025 But internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 June 2025 Too many companies are stuck trying to replicate old-school brainstorming models in a remote world. Craig Crisler, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for old-school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for old-school
Adjective
  • Julianne Jordan supervised the recording, and David Newman — whose family roots go back to 1930s Hollywood and who specializes in vintage film music restoration and bygone performance techniques — conducted.
    Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
  • Great day of ball with vintage t-o-r-t-u-r-e on Kuip's 75th.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • The traditional approach of training a robot on action with reinforcement was very slow, but generative AI allows for much greater generalization.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
  • Unlike many intensive wellness getaways that demand strict schedules and early wake-up times, this series takes a more balanced approach and is in fact meant to slot seamlessly into a traditional luxury vacation.
    Gabby Shacknai, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Alderwoman Nicole Lee of the city’s 11th Ward, which includes the stadium, attended in a retro Sox shirt.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • The building actually holds two concepts: Guests will need to pass through Dreamboat, the team’s recently opened retro vegan diner, before entering into the velvet-curtained Vulture.
    Candice Woo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • Trump and Bondi, though, praised the court's conservative majority for limiting a federal judge's power to block a president's policy nationwide.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 June 2025
  • Consider that for the average university lab, the indirect costs alone—including office support, computing, compliance, instruments, space and administrative support—average $8 million annually, and that's a conservative estimate.
    Siamak Baharloo, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • From a Scandinavian-meets-farmhouse abode to a Dallas dwelling with antique touches, refined spaces around the world feature this frame type.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2025
  • On his way back to the canteen for one of those soft pretzels, Phil saw that the Jasper Gunn Mummy was also being exhibited, accompanied by a display of antique cowboy toys.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The reward was the most successful period in their history and an example that, in time, might embolden other clubs to challenge the orthodox thinking.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 13 May 2025
  • Martinez is 29 years old, stands at 5-foot-11 with a 72-inch reach, and fights in an orthodox right-handed stance.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • That said, there isn't a specific vehicle age where any car becomes so antiquated that it's rendered useless.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • Think here especially of the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, or antiquated water and sewer system and aging bridges.
    Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • Contemporary Black Paris Today, Black Paris is not just a historical concept but a living, breathing cultural phenomenon.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 June 2025
  • Align product, pricing and go-to-market strategies with where your most profitable future growth lies, not just your historical wins.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

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“Old-school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old-school. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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