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olden

adjective

Definition of olden

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more than a hundred booksellers from across the globe to share their choicest wares — rare tomes, illustrations, maps, historical documents and random ephemera guaranteed to level-up your bookshelf and walls.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

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Adjective

The beauty lies in part to its gothic Ford Complex — funded by Henry Ford and his wife — and the many historical buildings that wound up earning it a place on the National Register of Historic Places.

— Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
After all, household debt balances are elevated, borrowing costs are still expensive by historical standards and inflation is driving up the costs of just about everything, adding pressure to borrowers' budgets.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of historical

Adjective

Despite a bear market, Schwab responded to client demand for consolidating crypto alongside traditional investments.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The secret mission was carried out without the knowledge of members of the press traveling with the president and even some White House officials who were still aboard the old traditional Air Force One.

— Isabella Murray, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of traditional

Adjective

The comments by Akishino, the next in line for the throne, come just weeks after a historic revision to the Imperial House Law by the conservative government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that insists only paternal-lineage men can become emperor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
The mayor said people visiting historic Bushnell Park don’t want to look down and see a message about slip and falls.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of historic

Adjective

Comptroller Brooke Lierman acknowledged that Maryland needed to improve its return rate and modernize its antiquated systems.

— Mark Lewyn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026
Dust ruffles may have gone the way of the dodo after their heyday in the maximalist ’80s, but the absolute best bed skirts (done up in cottagecore ginghams and frothy sateens) are putting the antiquated bed dressing back on the map.

— Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of antiquated

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

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If outmoded office buildings end up becoming once again viable as office buildings, Berman’s thesis could end up becoming a casualty of its own transformational success.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
But this approach is outmoded given the speed at which companies are adopting AI tools for business tasks.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Definition of outmoded

Adjective

Highly adaptable professionals often feel stuck despite successful career changes, a phenomenon stemming from carrying outdated definitions of success into new roles.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Michael Palladino, a lecturer in fashion at City University of New York Kingsborough, argued that companies need to modernize outdated ideas about what professional dress should look like.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

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