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Recent Examples of old hat
That bit of Trump news is old hat by now, and Sherman’s casting and emasculating appearance is so unnecessary at this point.
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EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
In a media space crowded with real estate fare, Owning Manhattan promises to be a breath of rarefied fresh air, with one old hat in the center of it all.
—Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The list is old hat by now: centralization, surveillance, information control.
—Meredith Whittaker, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
If this trend was passing you by, have a look next season to see what clubs are doing and how everyone adapts when novel ideas become old hat.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
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EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
In a media space crowded with real estate fare, Owning Manhattan promises to be a breath of rarefied fresh air, with one old hat in the center of it all.
—Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The list is old hat by now: centralization, surveillance, information control.
—Meredith Whittaker, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
If this trend was passing you by, have a look next season to see what clubs are doing and how everyone adapts when novel ideas become old hat.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for old hat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for old hat
Adjective
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The bookseller brought up a high-profile example: Boris Akunin, a best-selling author of historical detective fiction, who has faced nearly every type of opprobrium for his criticism of Putin and the war.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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Here's what a historical design expert says about bringing castlecore into your home and lifestyle (minus the dueling). 7 Decorating Trends Pinterest Says Will Be Huge in 2025 Kat Anderson is a professional seamstress and textile artist, fashion historian, and medieval style specialist.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ultimately, the guild won some historic provisions to serve as a baseline for future negotiations, including contractual language to define a writer as a human.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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His historic Park Slope, Brooklyn, rental was already filled with souvenirs from his international work trips, like tribal masks and handmade rugs, which weren’t an obvious pairing for Belanger’s pastel sculptures of cake slices and ice cream cones.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law allocated $1 billion in funding to municipal gas utilities to fund the replacement and upgrading of their outmoded infrastructure.—
Dawn White,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2025
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Instead of using this opportunity to make Bond a more inclusive franchise, Bezos could very well lean into the franchise’s outmoded machismo, returning Bond to an aggressive womanizer and pillar of a brand of masculinity that aligns with the values of the far right.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But not rocking the boat might mean saddling us with a costly, decrepit, out-of-date payment system for many more years to come.—
Dylan Matthews,
Vox,
5 Mar. 2025
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So did the President like his video games, like his music, out-of-date?—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of preserving outdated traditions, empower younger employees to remove values and practices that no longer serve the company and its customers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The vast majority of the country's motorcycle sector continues to print imitation motorcycles at the most economical possible cost, and even that has become an outdated practice.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Every community in Connecticut is provided access to free educational services for individuals over age 17 who have withdrawn from a traditional high school or are in need of English as a Second Language or Citizenship.—
Larry Covino,
Hartford Courant,
20 Mar. 2025
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Her focus is less on traditional metrics like follower count and more on the creator’s ability to create compelling, educational content that aligns well with brands.—
Kristen Bousquet,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Tim Kurkjian, a Hall of Fame baseball writer, gave quirky stats and told stories of the olden days when dinosaurs like Earl Weaver roamed the earth.—
Paul Sullivan,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Back in the olden days, all discussion surrounding individual players involved boxcar statistics (games, goals, assists, points) and the eye test.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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With his understanding of and affection for the hardy inhabitants of the mountainous American West, Walker-Silverman brings a new and tender radiance to the idea of regional filmmaking, along with an awareness of outworn stereotypes.—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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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
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“Old hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20hat. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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