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Recent Examples of passé Cranston got himself the exact same watch because friendship bracelets are so passe. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024 Cranston got himself the exact same watch because friendship bracelets are so passe. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024 But these days, many of the traditional Olympic sports are beginning to feel passe to a younger generation. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024 But these days, many of the traditional Olympic sports are beginning to feel passe to a younger generation. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024 That meant a dozen roses was passe and cottage-bohemian aesthetic arrangements were in. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2024 Do’s and don’ts The bubble-gum pink of the ’60s is passe. Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 The idea of teaching classics in college is now passe. Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023 There have been plenty of mediocre, bad, and just plain terrible MCs throughout the history of hip-hop, most of whom have sucked in boring, passe ways — lack of writing, delivery and performance skills, weak imagination, poor vocabulary, forced trendiness. Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 22 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passé
Adjective
  • And in the courts, Trump administration lawyers are digging deep into case law in search of archaic statutes that can be cited to justify the ongoing federal crackdown — including constitutional maneuvers invented to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
  • The Argentinian pope departed from archaic and ornate accessories favored by Pope Benedict XVI — including his bright red leather loafers — opting for humble, simple robes and sensible black shoes with an orthopedic sole.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • It was wholly expected that the March CPI report would feel a bit dated, because the lion’s share of Trump’s tariffs went into effect earlier this month.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
  • All this power means that the Switch 2 games won’t look so dated compared to its higher-end peers.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Seven-year-old Zeina roams the hills that surround her village on a rusty bike.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
  • June 17, 2025 Updated 6:50 AM PT The truck carrying two men suspected of living in the country illegally was pinned between a white rusty fence and two border patrol vehicles near a busy intersection in Hawthorne.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Accelerating Skills Gap According to the World Economic Forum, 39% of current skills are expected to change or become obsolete by 2030.
    Ramiro Gonzalez Forcada, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • The county, which has aggressively sought redevelopment of its aging and obsolete housing projects, did not request the proposal from Bakehouse.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025

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“Passé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%C3%A9. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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