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
The film’s eagerness to hinge so much of its plot on AI — evolving another prescient detail of King’s text into the present — creates an unavoidable tension with the outmoded production demands of Killian’s show, a tension that Brolin is asked to wave away with a single line of dialogue.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
Until Uber and Lyft arrived, ride-seekers were reliant on outmoded taxicab operations.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
This has been attributed in part to surging loads from artificial intelligence data centers, as well as outmoded energy infrastructure.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
For years, military theorists and political scientists have argued that airpower is overrated and, in some ways, outmoded.
—David A. Deptula, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
Until Uber and Lyft arrived, ride-seekers were reliant on outmoded taxicab operations.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
This has been attributed in part to surging loads from artificial intelligence data centers, as well as outmoded energy infrastructure.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
For years, military theorists and political scientists have argued that airpower is overrated and, in some ways, outmoded.
—David A. Deptula, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmoded
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There are dozens of studies on this, but the team of medical researchers believed that prior systematic reviews yielded inconclusive results, owing to small sample size and the apps becoming obsolete.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Jan. 2026
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What would an individual user do if the mining hardware becomes obsolete?—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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As executives keep pushing to find the magic ROI of AI, a new Workday study suggests that employees aren’t being set up to succeed—thanks to archaic job structures.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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This may be an issue the generations view quite differently — that mailed thank-yous, birthday and anniversary greetings may be seen as charming but archaic.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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The pair led City to the Third Division title in May 1985, but triumph turned to tragedy on the final day of the season as the antiquated main stand caught fire with devastating consequences.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Insufferable antiquated federal standards reflect low expectations that do not meet the modern day needs of working New Yorkers.—
Gian Carlo Pedulla,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Outmoded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmoded. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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