as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
an outdated rotary telephone
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Recent Examples of outdated
Probably those who trust institutions the most, and who can sacrifice some efficiency for an outdated but fancy stamp of approval—in other words, the children of the wealthy and educated.
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Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2026
Right now, cities are starved of revenue because large commercial property owners are paying artificially low, outdated tax rates and that holds back local investment in schools, housing and infrastructure.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The conditions are outdated and unsafe, and downright disgusting, and the county must take serious action to address this long-standing issue.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Klobuchar also discussed proposals to modernize outdated tech, streamline the permitting process for builders and negotiate lower drug prices.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2026
Right now, cities are starved of revenue because large commercial property owners are paying artificially low, outdated tax rates and that holds back local investment in schools, housing and infrastructure.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The conditions are outdated and unsafe, and downright disgusting, and the county must take serious action to address this long-standing issue.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Klobuchar also discussed proposals to modernize outdated tech, streamline the permitting process for builders and negotiate lower drug prices.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdated
Adjective
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As horses on the battlefront became obsolete as technology (and tanks) advanced, American polo was left with a serious pipeline problem.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
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Change a single assumption about how quickly AI chips become obsolete, and cumulative spending swings by hundreds of billions of dollars.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Those archaic teams did not have lofty expectations like the ones that featured Simmons.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Doubled down with odd and archaic roster construction.—
Jannelle Moore,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Like des Esseintes’s inclination toward the antiquated, Carly’s taste for vintage kitsch runs retro-romantic.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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For years, the armies on the Western Front were immobilized by the combination of modern technology and antiquated tactics.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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“Outdated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdated. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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