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
What all of this costs the networks and cable news outlets is surely sizable; what’s produced is beholden to the many limitations or traditions of TV news: outmoded news segment formats, restrictive standards.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
This year, old and already outmoded stereotypes have been turned on their heads.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Spencer Platt | Getty Images Accident draws urgency The April 28 incident and previous outages didn’t cause any accidents but the failures raised more worries about an outmoded system and chronic shortages of air traffic controllers, particularly in the busy airspace around New York City.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 May 2025
But those ideas reflect an outmoded view of China and a fundamental misunderstanding of its economic and political system.
—Bob Davis, Time, 12 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
This year, old and already outmoded stereotypes have been turned on their heads.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Spencer Platt | Getty Images Accident draws urgency The April 28 incident and previous outages didn’t cause any accidents but the failures raised more worries about an outmoded system and chronic shortages of air traffic controllers, particularly in the busy airspace around New York City.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 May 2025
But those ideas reflect an outmoded view of China and a fundamental misunderstanding of its economic and political system.
—Bob Davis, Time, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmoded
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This rule, Grimsley says, is designed to be adaptable, and be able to shift with the pace of technology—a recognition that when regulation and approvals take too long, the technology at issue risks becoming obsolete by the time it can be implemented.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Dynamic, Self-Evolving Customer Journeys Static journey maps are quickly becoming obsolete as customer journeys grow more fluid, stretching across devices, time zones and emotional states.—
Asif Hasan,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Despite much innovation, financial services firms actually have some of the most archaic infrastructure and the highest levels of volatility.—
David Parker,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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But here comes The Naked Gun, unabashedly crude and stupid and brilliant and weird and obvious and current and archaic and, finally, fall-out-of-your-seat-and-roll-on-the-floor hilarious.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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In northern Michigan, the T phenomenon brought a flood of visitors onto an antiquated road system.—
The Detroit News,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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But many other young women are winking at this type of antiquated femininity while engaging with it.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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The Pacific Women’s Chorus of San Diego, a chamber chorus for treble voices that performs music ranging from medieval chants to current compositions is recruiting experienced choral sopranos and altos.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Kraków’s medieval heart beats beneath soaring Gothic towers and the echo of church bells over market stalls.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Outmoded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmoded. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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