as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
an outdated rotary telephone
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Recent Examples of outdated
Many once-trendy bathroom features now feel outdated and overdone.
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Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
Seen through that lens, intuitive services don’t feel extreme or outdated.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Supporters of relocation have said the aging complex faces mounting infrastructure failures and outdated systems that will ultimately cost far more to patch over time than to build a modern City Hall designed for today’s needs.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Some may see success in removing outdated accounts, duplicate entries or debts with incomplete documentation.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
Seen through that lens, intuitive services don’t feel extreme or outdated.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Supporters of relocation have said the aging complex faces mounting infrastructure failures and outdated systems that will ultimately cost far more to patch over time than to build a modern City Hall designed for today’s needs.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Some may see success in removing outdated accounts, duplicate entries or debts with incomplete documentation.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdated
Adjective
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Conversely, Hickey brushed off the recent software stock rout that's been driven by investor fear that AI will suddenly make many software providers obsolete.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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So the question of which ride is superior may soon be obsolete as more robotaxis take to the streets and more Austinites get a glimpse of a world without human drivers.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Now, athletes should be able to dissect loopholes within the archaic NCAA eligibility system, which seems to be dissolving slowly in real time.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Amid the nods to social media and cancel culture and the shallow perils of modern celebrity, the image of Taylor-Joy’s disciplined group of insurgents, who speak in almost archaic, poetic dialogue, strikes a bracing contrast.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026
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The hospitals struggled over the years under the company with inadequate staffing and antiquated equipment.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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New York City must overhaul our antiquated, closed primary system.—
Torsha Childs,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Outdated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdated. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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