as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
outmoded computers that can be recycled
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Recent Examples of outmoded
Only in the outmoded and undemocratic Electoral College count will there be a crush.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
Delaying, holding onto outmoded tactics, may keep Ankara aligned with its old image of control, but risks leaving it on the sidelines as other players lock in gains.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
More than half of federal prison facilities were built before 1991 and many are becoming outmoded or obsolete, the agency said.
—Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
The two ownership groups sought rezoning for the entire property because the old zoning fell under the city’s outmoded Chapter 59 zoning code first drafted in the 1950s.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
Delaying, holding onto outmoded tactics, may keep Ankara aligned with its old image of control, but risks leaving it on the sidelines as other players lock in gains.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
More than half of federal prison facilities were built before 1991 and many are becoming outmoded or obsolete, the agency said.
—Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
The two ownership groups sought rezoning for the entire property because the old zoning fell under the city’s outmoded Chapter 59 zoning code first drafted in the 1950s.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmoded
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As highlighted by McKinsey and the MIT Sloan School of Management, this distinction has become obsolete over the last few years with tech leaders now integral to business strategy, driving innovation and delivering value.—
Rosalba Carandente,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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And in this parish of 12,000 Catholics from more than 100 countries, those who make a living as interpreters fear their jobs will soon be obsolete.—
Motoko Rich,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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His work in building the Augment MBA program is a response to a problem many business schools don’t recognize: the risk of over-reliance on archaic frameworks instead of education in service of action.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Federal efforts would be better spent intervening, even by use of a consent decree, to dismantle an education system that locks poor, overwhelmingly minority students in archaic education bureaucracies based on their income and ZIP code.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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In an effort to address some of those worries, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced plans to overhaul the antiquated telecommunications, radio and surveillance systems.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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Due to an antiquated, insanely complex immigration policy, getting through the process is virtually impossible.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
12 May 2025
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The tradition of the funeral procession actually dates back to Ancient Egypt (maybe even earlier!), and spans throughout the Greco-Roman empire, the medieval age, the Renaissance, and continues to modern day.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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After being updated by Patel, the script combines medieval knights with feudal India.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 May 2025
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“Outmoded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmoded. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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