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Recent Examples of olden
The olden days seem to have slipped away from them rapidly.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 May 2025
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
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
Countless Americans could die or experience paralysis, just like in the olden days before the vaccine.
—Michael B. Teiger, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 May 2025
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
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
Countless Americans could die or experience paralysis, just like in the olden days before the vaccine.
—Michael B. Teiger, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for olden
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This city is surrounded by an array of activities like flea markets, gardens, beautiful mountainous landscapes, old silver mines and remarkable Mexican historical monuments.—
Paula Soria,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The market-at-large is expensive by historical metrics.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Everything packs down into the carrying bag, which has a separate pocket for the collapsible pole (a game changer for folks who have wrestled with traditional camping gear and stuff sacks).—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Aug. 2025
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The design can be done with traditional lacquer or gel, explains Jarjour, who recommends Essie Nail Lacquer in Fairy Tailor (for a traditional lacquer) or The Gel Bottle in Dune (for a gel formula).—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
8 Aug. 2025
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On Monday morning, Trump unveiled his plans, announcing a historic escalation of law enforcement in D.C. by deploying the National Guard to patrol the streets and placing the city’s police department under federal control.—
John R. Lott Jr,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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While the stock market soared to historic highs this week, the latest report from the consumer price index showed the cost of some everyday goods is climbing and the Federal Reserve announced that, across the board, inflation was unchanged.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Gone are the days when antiquated approaches are the only approaches.—
Mark Temnycky,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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But, as the country unravelled, her cutesy jokes came to feel almost antiquated, out of touch.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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There’s an assumption floating around that AI is going to make title insurance obsolete.—
Marc Shaw,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Yet the growing market of advanced artificial intelligence tools has threatened to make many junior coding jobs obsolete.—
Felicia Appenteng,
semafor.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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In the late 1960s, his fellow Brit Marc Bolan — frontman of Tyrannosaurus Rex, which later became T. Rex — was concurrently paying dues and shaping a new sound that would inject a mix of esoteric lyrics, folkie psychedelia and androgyny into old-time rock & roll.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Just steps away, on the other side of Alturas Street, is Goody’s Soda Fountain, an old-time ice cream and candy parlor.—
Angela Palermo
July 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Municipalities need to stop making empty promises that rely on outmoded thinking.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Would today’s investment be outmoded 12 months from now?—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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In the near future, ‘dumb’ drones lacking onboard AI may be as outdated as biplanes.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Even though modern machines and detergents have taken most of the workload out of the task, there are still some outdated laundry habits that may leave your clothes and linens looking dingy, smelling less than fresh, and feeling scratchy.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Olden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/olden. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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