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Recent Examples of superannuated Voters hungry for a superannuated boomer president still have that option. David Von Drehle, Washington Post, 21 July 2024 But catastrophic flooding in 1937 was followed by postwar highway building that displaced thousands of residents, clearing the way for I-75 and the superannuated Brent Spence Bridge. Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2023 That’s supposed to be bad, it’s argued, because our superannuated political leadership is out of touch with the electorate and blocking younger and (theoretically) more vigorous and intellectually vibrant leaders from taking their hour upon the stage. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023 Her enjoyable pictures, which first featured in a 2014 French edition, show the adventures of four superannuated farm animals who band together to find a new home in an unfriendly world. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for superannuated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superannuated
Adjective
  • Your current playbook will become obsolete.
    Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Simple no-cost steps include turning on Night Shift, while buying blue light glasses is a relatively inexpensive alternative to investing in a costly new eye-friendly display that NaturaSynth may one day make obsolete.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Airbnb co-founder @jgebbia is working with @DOGE to digitize the government's antiquated retirement process — which is literally housed in 22,000 filing cabinets in a Pennsylvania cave.
    Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Similarly, with the industry under fire, there’s a strong incentive to chip away at antiquated laws that mostly protect entrenched incumbents at the expense of consumers and business innovators.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • But Vermont, unfortunately, has a lot of archaic politics that allow a lot of abuse of wildlife.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Innovations in new platforms and streaming services must provide greater accessibility and affordability while eliminating archaic rules that impede growth such as blackout restrictions.
    Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Perched atop a Tuscan hilltop in the 12th-century medieval village of Castiglioncello del Trinoro, this retreat is far more than just another luxury hotel.
    Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Cinderella Castle, built in 1971, was originally painted in grays, blues, and golds, mimicking a European-style palace-fortress with romanticized medieval elements, according to Disney.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Superannuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superannuated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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