as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
an outdated rotary telephone
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Recent Examples of outdated
Old documents, large video files, duplicate photos, and outdated downloads can take up a surprising amount of space.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Take a look at these bathroom vanity colors designers say are outdated and get inspired by the ones that are trending in 2025.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
What to Know During a stop in Kingston, Rubio met with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and other officials, who criticized the existing travel advisory as outdated and damaging.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Pleasanton loses about 679,000 gallons of water per day because of its outdated water system, the city said.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Take a look at these bathroom vanity colors designers say are outdated and get inspired by the ones that are trending in 2025.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
What to Know During a stop in Kingston, Rubio met with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and other officials, who criticized the existing travel advisory as outdated and damaging.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Pleasanton loses about 679,000 gallons of water per day because of its outdated water system, the city said.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdated
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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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In an era when career uncertainty—marked by layoffs, automation, shifting regulations, and changing expectations—traditional notions of job security are becoming obsolete.—
Daisy Auger-Domínguez,
Harvard Business Review,
25 Mar. 2025
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The chain gang will still be on the field as a backup option, but the archaic measuring system will no longer be the primary way to determine a first down or not on close plays.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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That would have been necessary in the technologically archaic Cohen building — absent the existential question now hovering over the networks.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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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
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Not medieval Spain, but as recently as the 1980s in the Soviet Union.—
Olga & Igor Alterman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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Sonja Drimmer is an associate professor of medieval art and architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the author of The Art of Allusion: Illuminators and the Making of English Literature, 1403–1476 (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018). NOTES 1.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Outdated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdated. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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