: something or someone not new or exciting any more
That band is old news.
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Iran dominated the news so much that Venezuela seems like old news.—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026 Dredging up old news degraded Altman’s heroism.—Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 Heidi was pioneering how reality TV could turn old news into melodrama, eroding any distance between entertainment and fact.—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026 Aspects of the conduct outlined in Moskin’s article are old news.—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for old news