as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
his file contained out-of-date information that might have been accurate when he was first hired but is no longer so
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Recent Examples of out-of-date
This out-of-date cryptography can persist for years or even decades and often takes at least as long to remediate to current versions.
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Dave Krauthamer, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This underinformed and out-of-date article could have offered a good-faith exploration of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Nevertheless, the public transportation coalition continues using the out-of-date $771 million fiscal cliff projections only months before 40% service reductions become real.
—Maurice Scholten, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Oftentimes, on-sale, co-op, or conservation-organization seed are actually out-of-date seed that can’t be sold at full price.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
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Dave Krauthamer, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This underinformed and out-of-date article could have offered a good-faith exploration of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Nevertheless, the public transportation coalition continues using the out-of-date $771 million fiscal cliff projections only months before 40% service reductions become real.
—Maurice Scholten, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Oftentimes, on-sale, co-op, or conservation-organization seed are actually out-of-date seed that can’t be sold at full price.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-of-date
Adjective
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And just because there’s a new art form like AI, doesn’t mean that the old art form becomes obsolete, right?—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The champions of unfettered AI talk as though copyright law is a nuisance, something quaint and obsolete.—
Gerard Scimeca,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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So any expansion to what is already a very archaic, cumbersome system will be very hard on small business owners in Michigan.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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When collective desires for liberation are overtaking our political landscape while creating rhetoric around our very bodies to do it, beauty feels almost archaic as a desire.—
Akilah Sailers,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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But the company is back on a strong growth trajectory, fueled by the AI boom that could possibly disrupt the antiquated insurance industry that has incumbents with large market share, but are slow to evolve.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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On the other hand, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and a backup cam kept the cheap sports car from feeling too antiquated to bear.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Out-of-date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-date. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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