as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
an outdated rotary telephone
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Recent Examples of outdated
One of the most common was broken or outdated HVAC systems, often an expensive upgrade; freezing or overheated classrooms can be especially hard on students who can’t regulate their body temperatures, such as children with Down syndrome.
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, even drinking water can be susceptible to contamination due to lead leaching into water supplies through outdated plumbing systems.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Metal trees may look too modern or out of place in many traditional kitchens, and wooden trees can appear outdated in modern ones.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Instead, utilities make their money by building new infrastructure, such as pipelines, and replacing outdated infrastructure.
—NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, even drinking water can be susceptible to contamination due to lead leaching into water supplies through outdated plumbing systems.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Metal trees may look too modern or out of place in many traditional kitchens, and wooden trees can appear outdated in modern ones.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Instead, utilities make their money by building new infrastructure, such as pipelines, and replacing outdated infrastructure.
—NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdated
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Howitt and Aghion followed up with a theory on how creative destruction allows one technological advance to give way to another, so what's a breakthrough in one generation is obsolete by the next.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Far from being obsolete, language degrees are the very foundation for preparing graduates to use, guide and improve these technologies.—
Annie K. Lamar,
Mercury News,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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An archaic Kentucky law had been brought out of hiding in 1920 when Will Lockett, a Black man, was convicted and sentenced to die for raping a nine-year-old white girl from Lexington.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps, the time has come to go beyond archaic political loyalties and engage issues on the basis of evidence, merit, and truth, not short-term political expediency.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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That outlook feels askew and antiquated.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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By the end, the old Wembley was best viewed from a distance — ideally 15 or 20 years’ distance as the crumbling concrete and antiquated facilities meant the Empire Stadium belonged in the same bygone era as its official name.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Parts of those medieval fortifications can still be seen today in the museum’s lower levels.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bruges’ historic city center is seen in the background, including the Belfry of Bruges — a medieval bell tower built around around 1240.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Outdated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdated. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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