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Recent Examples of unmodernized
The rooms, largely unmodernized, are as Ellroy has described them in several overlapping accounts.
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Stuart Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 10 Mar. 2020
According to DefenseNews, the cruisers Mobile Bay and Bunker Hill will retire in 2020, and the last of the eleven unmodernized ships will retire in 2025.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 Oct. 2017
Stuart Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 10 Mar. 2020
According to DefenseNews, the cruisers Mobile Bay and Bunker Hill will retire in 2020, and the last of the eleven unmodernized ships will retire in 2025.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmodernized
Adjective
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The season follows two Baird College students who have rekindled a tumultuous romance, but past actions and a controversy get in the way of their best intentions.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 Nov. 2025
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Much of the Shamblins’ lawsuit — echoing past claims of wrongdoing by families of users who were allegedly mistreated or supported in their bad acts by ChatGPT and other AI — traces his descent into despondency.—
Adam Carlson,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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However, Thailand does not recognize the ICJ’s jurisdiction and claims that some areas along the border were never fully demarcated, including the sites of several ancient temples.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Its Mars-like terrain has doubled for alien and ancient worlds in major international films, and shooting permits are easily obtained with no location fees.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Chinese retailer, known for its range of cheap ultra-fast-fashion clothing and criticisms of its labor and environmental practices, is nestled on the sixth floor of a more than century-old building in Paris, a city famous for high-end fashion and a recent green push.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And just because there’s a new art form like AI, doesn’t mean that the old art form becomes obsolete, right?—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The champions of unfettered AI talk as though copyright law is a nuisance, something quaint and obsolete.—
Gerard Scimeca,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But the company is back on a strong growth trajectory, fueled by the AI boom that could possibly disrupt the antiquated insurance industry that has incumbents with large market share, but are slow to evolve.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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On the other hand, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and a backup cam kept the cheap sports car from feeling too antiquated to bear.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Bordered by antique wood pillar columns, the custom wood and glass front doors lead into a rotunda foyer displaying dark polished hardwood floors that run throughout the interiors.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
11 Nov. 2025
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Glassware without a microwave-safe label should not be used, including non-tempered glass, antique or fragile glassware, or glass with metallic trims or decorations.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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The United States is not the first country to transition away from small denomination coins or discontinue out-of-date coins.—
Ken Sweet,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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The warrior ethos of The Iliad is out-of-date in our age of human rights, as is the natural philosophy of Aristotle.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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This design style is inspired by old-fashioned apothecary shops, where herbs and minerals were mixed and sold as remedies hundreds of years ago.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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The tight end position has evolved significantly, but there’s still a little old-fashioned magic to it.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Unmodernized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmodernized. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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