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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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
Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Mina will purchase a very dated but ‘groovy’ lake house just north of Indy and give it cosmetic updates to create the peaceful family getaway of her dreams.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 July 2024
Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
But that means that maybe gestures can be dated.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The candidate experience is very dated for a lot of clients.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Mina will purchase a very dated but ‘groovy’ lake house just north of Indy and give it cosmetic updates to create the peaceful family getaway of her dreams.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 July 2024
Verb
Fans have speculated about an alleged feud between Bieber and Selena Gomez, who formerly dated Justin Bieber, for several years, but in September 2022, the Rhode founder addressed the ongoing rumors during a conversation on Alex Cooper's Call her Daddy podcast.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
But that means that maybe gestures can be dated.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dated
Adjective
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The use of this archaic law to once again try to justify mass detentions, xenophobia, and human rights abuses is deplorable and shocking.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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And email remains — unfortunately — at the center of this archaic web.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The game was chippy right up through the final buzzer — the teams combined for 18 penalties, and practically every whistle was accompanied by a scrum — but the Lightning didn’t lose focus and left South Florida with two points.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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There is, more than ever, a greater sense of pressure to have a certain type of lifestyle accompanied by a certain type of relationship.—
Olivia Petter,
Vogue,
23 Dec. 2024
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In November, the actress attended the 2024 Miami Film Festival in another monochromatic look, this time by Brunello Cucinelli.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
5 Jan. 2025
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Despite her obvious dedication to Football Sundays—and the occasional games held on Mondays and Saturdays—Swift has not attended a single away game since the 2024 Super Bowl.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This means old proxies for productivity, such as time at the desk or visible busyness, are quickly becoming obsolete.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Adaptive reuse involves converting obsolete office buildings into alternative uses such as residential, mixed-use, hotels, or innovation hubs.—
Ali Hoss,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In 2018, Russia blamed Israel for an incident in which an antiquated Syrian S-200 anti-aircraft missile destroyed a Russian military transport while targeting Israeli fighter jets, killing all 15 Russian personnel aboard.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Too many fouls, not enough freedom for creativity and an antiquated two halves format have kept him from diving in.—
C.J. Doon,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The History of Traditional Sitting Rooms The concept of a formal sitting room dates all the way back to medieval monasteries, where monks used these spaces to conduct business with visitors and laypeople.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Mar. 2025
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Since 2019, leaders in the small Italian town of Avezzano in the Abruzzo region have been calling on the Louvre museum in Paris to return a medieval stone bas-relief that was once part of their local church, San Nicola, which was destroyed in a 1915 earthquake, reports Le Journal des Arts.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The bear's remains provide a glimpse into the region's prehistoric fauna and climatic conditions.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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These megafauna ate prehistoric avocados whole, spreading the pits—and, as a consequence, the fruits—across the region.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Dated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dated. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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