olden

adjective

Definition of oldennext
as in historical

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Recent Examples of olden In the olden days, a stand-up comedy fan might think to watch two or three specials a year. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026 One of the world’s largest exhibitions of olden literature is gathering more than a hundred booksellers from across the globe to share their choicest wares — rare tomes, illustrations, maps, historical documents and random ephemera guaranteed to level-up your bookshelf and walls. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026 Ice over moving water, like rivers and creeks, is never safe, even though people used to do it all the time in the olden days. — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026 Four years after the trade, Williams won a World Series with the Sox, and the Barry-Berry saga became a minor footnote in his career, mentioned only whenever the Sox beat writers gather together to trade stories about the olden days. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for olden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for olden
  1. historical
  2. traditional
  3. historic
  4. antiquated
  5. obsolete
  6. old-time
  7. outmoded
  8. outdated
Adjective
  • The 1968 Benchmark The late 1960s marked the historical high-water mark for the real value of the federal minimum wage.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • An international tribunal ruled in 2016 that China has no legal basis to claim historical rights to the bulk of the South China Sea.
    — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of historical
Adjective
  • The Spanish artist Guitarricadelafuente, known for his modern-meets-traditional folk sounds, made his television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
  • Beondegi, for example, is a traditional steamed silkworm pupae snack served by street vendors in paper cups.
    — Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of traditional
Adjective
  • The storm system that caused historic flooding in West Virginia Tuesday into Wednesday and wreaked havoc from the Ohio Valley to the East Coast will linger across Virginia and the Southeast through the end of the week.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • For many, its mix of Victorian-era architecture and historic landmarks is worth the trip alone.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026
Definition of historic
Adjective
  • Some guardrail injuries result from antiquated designs, or designs that manufacturers know to be dangerous.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • But Merrywood’s charms, both elegant and antiquated, might face the wrecking ball later this year.
    — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of antiquated
Adjective
  • As vehicles age, OE on-board hardware becomes obsolete as cellular providers replace older technology and automakers stop investing in aging back-end stacks and features.
    — Michael Harley, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • Congress empowered this group of experts because its leadership recognized obsolete military bases needed to be closed or consolidated but individual lawmakers would inevitably block any changes to protect their home state facilities.
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of obsolete
Adjective
  • On just one unchanging set, an old-time concert hall designed by Rachel Hauck and made appropriately ominous, a tiny ensemble enacts a whole Greek tragedy of love and sacrifice that goes from the land of the living to the underworld and back.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • Beyond the coasters, Cedar Point evokes an old-time Americana spirit as the second-oldest amusement park in the country (the oldest being the delightful Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut).
    — Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
Definition of old-time
Adjective
  • But this approach is outmoded given the speed at which companies are adopting AI tools for business tasks.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • Working in isolation, especially for leaders, is rapidly becoming an outmoded idea.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026
Definition of outmoded
Adjective
  • Look at the flood of AI agents entering the market and how quickly yesterday’s assumptions about safeguards, workflows and feasibility became outdated.
    — Panos Siozos, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Warren said Poles and Johnson were understandably confused about the outdated reference.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of outdated

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