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his file contained out-of-date information that might have been accurate when he was first hired but is no longer so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Recent Examples of out-of-date
Under the bill, towing companies would also not be allowed to remove a vehicle from a private lot or garage for having an out-of-date parking permit unless it has been expired for more than 15 days.
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Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
But not rocking the boat might mean saddling us with a costly, decrepit, out-of-date payment system for many more years to come.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 5 Mar. 2025
Fifty-three, according to the American Presidency Project at the University of California at Santa Barbara, a list that is two days old and perhaps already out-of-date.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2025
Turing’s lecture notes are in effect a textbook, terse and selective, on advanced math for circuit engineers, although now very out-of-date, of course.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
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Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
But not rocking the boat might mean saddling us with a costly, decrepit, out-of-date payment system for many more years to come.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 5 Mar. 2025
Fifty-three, according to the American Presidency Project at the University of California at Santa Barbara, a list that is two days old and perhaps already out-of-date.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2025
Turing’s lecture notes are in effect a textbook, terse and selective, on advanced math for circuit engineers, although now very out-of-date, of course.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-of-date
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As highlighted by McKinsey and the MIT Sloan School of Management, this distinction has become obsolete over the last few years with tech leaders now integral to business strategy, driving innovation and delivering value.—
Rosalba Carandente,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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And in this parish of 12,000 Catholics from more than 100 countries, those who make a living as interpreters fear their jobs will soon be obsolete.—
Motoko Rich,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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In an effort to address some of those worries, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced plans to overhaul the antiquated telecommunications, radio and surveillance systems.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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Due to an antiquated, insanely complex immigration policy, getting through the process is virtually impossible.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
12 May 2025
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His work in building the Augment MBA program is a response to a problem many business schools don’t recognize: the risk of over-reliance on archaic frameworks instead of education in service of action.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Federal efforts would be better spent intervening, even by use of a consent decree, to dismantle an education system that locks poor, overwhelmingly minority students in archaic education bureaucracies based on their income and ZIP code.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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The tradition of the funeral procession actually dates back to Ancient Egypt (maybe even earlier!), and spans throughout the Greco-Roman empire, the medieval age, the Renaissance, and continues to modern day.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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After being updated by Patel, the script combines medieval knights with feudal India.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 May 2025
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“Out-of-date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-date. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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