as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
his file contained out-of-date information that might have been accurate when he was first hired but is no longer so
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Recent Examples of out-of-date
Under the bill, towing companies would also not be allowed to remove a vehicle from a private lot or garage for having an out-of-date parking permit unless it has been expired for more than 15 days.
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Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
But not rocking the boat might mean saddling us with a costly, decrepit, out-of-date payment system for many more years to come.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 5 Mar. 2025
Fifty-three, according to the American Presidency Project at the University of California at Santa Barbara, a list that is two days old and perhaps already out-of-date.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2025
Turing’s lecture notes are in effect a textbook, terse and selective, on advanced math for circuit engineers, although now very out-of-date, of course.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
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Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
But not rocking the boat might mean saddling us with a costly, decrepit, out-of-date payment system for many more years to come.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 5 Mar. 2025
Fifty-three, according to the American Presidency Project at the University of California at Santa Barbara, a list that is two days old and perhaps already out-of-date.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2025
Turing’s lecture notes are in effect a textbook, terse and selective, on advanced math for circuit engineers, although now very out-of-date, of course.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-of-date
Adjective
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To avoid becoming obsolete, traditional media companies should embrace courageous content.—
Marcus Cobb,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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The Renaissance’s old love language — the naughty puns, the sighs of longing and strategies of seduction, the paeans to the beauty of beloveds masked by fanciful Greek and Latin names — had grown obsolete long before Millay’s time.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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In my world of provider directories—which include providers’ names, addresses, phone numbers and more—typical methods for updating data are antiquated and include things such as call campaigns, attestation from providers or their health groups and manual roster updates.—
Robert Lindner,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Remarkably, remnants of that antiquated mindset still persist in practice today in the State of Connecticut.—
Lisa Seminara,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2025
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This archaic jaw is a key trait of hell ants, an extinct group in the subfamily Haidomyrmecinae that lived during the Cretaceous period, between 66 million and 145 million years ago.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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While some players believe that overworlds are tedious and archaic game designs that only add unnecessary filler in between traveling to different destinations, Expedition 33 avoids this problem by placing optional dungeons on the overworld.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 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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“Out-of-date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-date. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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