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his file contained out-of-date information that might have been accurate when he was first hired but is no longer so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Recent Examples of out-of-date
This underinformed and out-of-date article could have offered a good-faith exploration of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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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Nevertheless, the public transportation coalition continues using the out-of-date $771 million fiscal cliff projections only months before 40% service reductions become real.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Oftentimes, on-sale, co-op, or conservation-organization seed are actually out-of-date seed that can’t be sold at full price.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
In February, Elon Musk brought attention to the out-of-date records by sharing a spreadsheet that highlighted discrepancies.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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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Nevertheless, the public transportation coalition continues using the out-of-date $771 million fiscal cliff projections only months before 40% service reductions become real.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Oftentimes, on-sale, co-op, or conservation-organization seed are actually out-of-date seed that can’t be sold at full price.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
In February, Elon Musk brought attention to the out-of-date records by sharing a spreadsheet that highlighted discrepancies.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-of-date
Adjective
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The Navy said Dry Dock 3 lacks the size and floor strength to support Virginia-class submarines and will become functionally obsolete as older Los Angeles-class attack submarines retire.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Bears currently play at the obsolete Soldier Field, which was last renovated more than 20 years ago.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But the solid axles also pair with the steering to produce the most antiquated element of an Ineos—either the SUV or truck.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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At Dilara Findikoglu, models looked like ladies in waiting that had risen from the dead; wearing antiquated corsetry that was dirtied and torn.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As a result, the timeline for Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis — archaic humans who disappeared from Europe and Central Asia around 40,000 years ago and are known to have lived alongside the Denisovans — has also been shifted.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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As One of Us gleefully samples multiple registers—comic, tragic, satiric, elegiac, poetic—its mesh of archaic and contemporary styles becomes something quite arresting, a joy to read … Chaon’s beautiful novel insists on answers.—
Book Marks
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bettany played English poet and writer Geoffrey Chaucer in the medieval action-comedy, which starred Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, who forges a new identity for himself as a knight when his master dies.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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The movie was set in medieval times, and blended action, comedy and modern pop culture.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Out-of-date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-date. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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