as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness
his jokes are awfully dated, referring to things that happened years ago
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1
as in accompanied
to go on a social engagement with
I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends
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as in attended
to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage
we dated for two years before we got engaged
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Recent Examples of dated
Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
This cohort goes by many names: influencer is the most popular, creators the most respectful, streamers or vloggers the most dated and narrow.
—Randall Lane, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Agreement dated in March, after flights began The agreement is dated March 22.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Keep reading for more of my mom’s Wayfair picks for modernizing a dated living room, with deals up to 81% off.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
This cohort goes by many names: influencer is the most popular, creators the most respectful, streamers or vloggers the most dated and narrow.
—Randall Lane, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Verb
Walker previously dated London on da Track, whom fathered her daughter and rapper LVRD Pharaoh, whom fathered her twin sons.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Agreement dated in March, after flights began The agreement is dated March 22.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dated
Adjective
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Logging later resumed under an archaic mandate and approval processes that a past Cal Fire director and others say still violates key laws such as CEQA and works at cross purposes to the missions of other agencies.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Vermont, unfortunately, has a lot of archaic politics that allow a lot of abuse of wildlife.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The First 70 Years contains impeccable research and analysis, accompanied by fascinating photos of the sets, film crews, and casts.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images What To Know Erika Kirk was seen departing Air Force Two in Phoenix on Thursday accompanied by Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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DeMelo was attended to on the field before being taken to a nearby hospital, the National Women’s Soccer League confirmed in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The same goes for Beyonce, though the megastar hasn't attended an Emmys ceremony in her life despite past and present nominations.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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By learning from these craftspeople, AIs can now replace them in offering advice, thus threatening to render the original human experts obsolete.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tesla, meanwhile, was being courted by the Indian government ever since Musk announced his plans to enter the electric car market.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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The social media star and #MomTok co-founder courted controversy in 2022 amid a swinging scandal in her Mormon community.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While traditional wisdom may say to avoid white linen pants after Labor Day, fashion-forward travelers ditched that antiquated rule years ago.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Sep. 2025
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So there is nothing to displace the antiquated image of a pyramid of boxes that remains implanted in our brains.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Families love Split for its walkable Old Town, beaches, and ferry access to islands like Hvar and Korčula, where kids can swim while grandparents explore medieval towns.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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And yes, medieval culture produced apocalyptic thinking.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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Research conducted at Zvejnieki has often challenged longheld assumptions about gender roles in prehistoric Europe.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Towering over its modern relatives, this prehistoric predator was not only the largest species of lion ever recorded, but also one of the top apex predators of the Ice Age.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Dated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dated. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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