old news

noun

: something or someone not new or exciting any more
That band is old news.

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But dismissing troublesome developments as old news doesn’t always work in politics. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025 But tariff developments are moving so swiftly that such indicators effectively amount to old news. Paul Davidson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 Meta has called Wynn-Williams’ assertions either misleading or old news. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025 By then the misconduct could be old news in the courthouse. Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for old news

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“Old news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20news. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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