as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
an outdated rotary telephone
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Recent Examples of outdated
Each experience revealed the same painful truth: doctors are overwhelmed, guidelines are often outdated, and life-altering decisions are sometimes made with information that is months or even years behind the science.
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Ultra loose capri jeans can feel outdated, as the new aesthetic favors more structured silhouettes.
—René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 21 June 2025
This moralizing of weight-loss care isn’t just outdated.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 17 June 2025
Many companies operate with outdated or incomplete information, leading to intuitive and poorly grounded decisions.
—Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Ultra loose capri jeans can feel outdated, as the new aesthetic favors more structured silhouettes.
—René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 21 June 2025
This moralizing of weight-loss care isn’t just outdated.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 17 June 2025
Many companies operate with outdated or incomplete information, leading to intuitive and poorly grounded decisions.
—Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for outdated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdated
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The Accelerating Skills Gap According to the World Economic Forum, 39% of current skills are expected to change or become obsolete by 2030.—
Ramiro Gonzalez Forcada,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The county, which has aggressively sought redevelopment of its aging and obsolete housing projects, did not request the proposal from Bakehouse.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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This type of technology has significant potential to disrupt and transform archaic IT infrastructure practices at healthcare organizations globally.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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How archaic tech, staff shortages and construction made a meltdown at Newark Airport The FAA has responded by trying to get more air traffic control students into the pipeline.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
19 June 2025
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That said, there isn't a specific vehicle age where any car becomes so antiquated that it's rendered useless.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Think here especially of the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, or antiquated water and sewer system and aging bridges.—
Howard Husock,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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Carved into chalk more than 1,600 years ago, the vaulted caverns at Taittinger stretch nearly 60 feet underground, their walls layered with remnants of Roman quarries, medieval crypts and Benedictine abbey foundations.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The phrase was said to have been inscribed on many medieval tombstones, highlighting the fragility of life, which mirrors the vulnerability of the contestants in Squid Game.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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“Outdated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdated. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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