old hat

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Recent Examples of old hat But ultimately, this whole day was old hat for Whoopi, who already got to meet Pope Francis on her own last year. Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 14 June 2024 At the age of 20, being a rising star is old hat for Maisy Stella. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2024 An old hat style that created problems years ago has returned. Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024 The fun in 1984 of a fish-out-of-water Black cop getting endless amusement from uptight bougie white folks in a city that reeks of insular wealth and entitlement just seems old hat now. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for old hat 
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Adjective
  • Karey Burke, another figure backing the project, discussed the series' historical importance by noting its groundbreaking contributions to TV comedy.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Then there’s the pharmacy, where once again, the effort to replicate every detail with historical accuracy is evident.
    Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The album’s existence is historic, a reminder of how singular these two are in a studio.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The team behind Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right is opening a new music space within New York’s historic Pyramid Club.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • More than half of federal prison facilities were built before 1991 and many are becoming outmoded or obsolete, the agency said.
    Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Benioff previously compared Microsoft’s Copilot to the outmoded paperclip tool, Clippy.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • However, our out-of-date educational system really sets our students’ job prospects back.
    Songyee Yoon, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • However, the interface looks a bit basic and out-of-date, especially compared with Mailchimp’s fresh, modern aesthetic.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Some of the key benefits include legacy inefficiencies as many AP teams still rely on outdated processes, such as paper invoices and checks.
    Gene Marks, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to illuminating truths, this is a powerful moment to release outdated relationship patterns that no longer resonate with you.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This compares to the more traditional form of pardons, which are issued during legal proceedings, or after a conviction.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • OpenAI was created as a non-profit research lab with a for-profit arm, but has mulled restructuring into a more traditional, for-profit company that could lead to more returns for investors — a plan at which Musk has also taken aim.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The device features hundreds of sounds and samples from ye olden days, including lutes, hurdy-gurdies, and Gregorian chants.
    TIME Staff, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Yep, kids, in the olden days, parents had to lug around one of those to record home movies.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • This was not a forgone conclusion at the time; indeed, during the 1930s, democracy was widely viewed as an outworn political form.
    Taeku Lee, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013
  • Perhaps that’s the legacy of outworn stereotypes about corruption or a lack of the type of political will that’s brought more rapid changes to corporate governance and sustainable investing standards in, for example, some Nordic countries.
    Cassie Werber, Quartz, 7 June 2022

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“Old hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20hat. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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