as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
an outdated rotary telephone
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However, some aspects of an old home can feel outdated rather than retro.
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Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2024
An outdated Department of Motor Vehicles office near Panhandle will be turned into an affordable housing complex, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.
—Axios San Francisco, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
Others flopped, like THQ Nordic’s Alone in the Dark (2024), which attempted to completely overhaul an outdated 1992 game, but failed to deliver the level of terror of its modern peers.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Several scientists based in European universities, who have conducted research in the DRC, also say science curricula at the country’s main universities are badly outdated.
—Byemmet Livingstone, science.org, 3 Oct. 2024
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Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2024
An outdated Department of Motor Vehicles office near Panhandle will be turned into an affordable housing complex, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.
—Axios San Francisco, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
Others flopped, like THQ Nordic’s Alone in the Dark (2024), which attempted to completely overhaul an outdated 1992 game, but failed to deliver the level of terror of its modern peers.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Several scientists based in European universities, who have conducted research in the DRC, also say science curricula at the country’s main universities are badly outdated.
—Byemmet Livingstone, science.org, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Outdated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdated. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
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