as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
outmoded computers that can be recycled
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Recent Examples of outmoded
The study suggests that body mass index (BMI), which doesn’t factor in abdominal fat, is an outmoded way of assessing obesity.
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Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Notable international relations scholars—primarily those of a realist orientation—believed that in a unipolar world, U.S. alliances had become outmoded.
—Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020
Promise Confections indicated in a prepared release that the nearly 60-year-old factory was outmoded and couldn’t be easily modernized.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
Clinical research still largely relies on this outmoded approach, which frequently requires participants to organize their lives around the trial, and often includes traveling, finding a place to stay, and taking time off from work.
—Robert Metcalf and Jeffrey Francer, STAT, 10 July 2024
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Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Notable international relations scholars—primarily those of a realist orientation—believed that in a unipolar world, U.S. alliances had become outmoded.
—Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020
Promise Confections indicated in a prepared release that the nearly 60-year-old factory was outmoded and couldn’t be easily modernized.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
Clinical research still largely relies on this outmoded approach, which frequently requires participants to organize their lives around the trial, and often includes traveling, finding a place to stay, and taking time off from work.
—Robert Metcalf and Jeffrey Francer, STAT, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmoded
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With the capability to create full video from prompts, Sora is going to make all kinds of casting, staging and expensive film operations obsolete.John Werner, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The invention of nuclear weapons made this thinking obsolete by making conquest among the great powers impossible.Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Kyiv has been struggling to boost military recruitment, stiffen its forces’ defensive earthworks, reform archaic command staffs and boost the output of Ukrainian arms factories.David Axe, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Amos Hochstein, the charismatic U.S. envoy leading the ceasefire talks, has largely shied away from Lebanon’s archaic internal affairs and the question of the day after.Firas Maksad, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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Whitaker has dealt with challenges including a surge in close calls between planes, a shortage of air traffic controllers and antiquated equipment.David Koenig, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Anyone who has filled out their tax return applied for a driver’s license, or booked a doctor’s appointment knows how frustratingly antiquated government services can feel.Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The other new study, in Nature, relied on an analysis of six genomes from remains discovered in Ranis, a cave site in present-day Germany that sits below a medieval castle.Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The beautiful city of Maastricht in the Netherlands is always a delight to visit for its medieval architecture and its vibrant cultural scene, which includes FashionClash, an annual festival every November that’s a brilliant mashup of fashion, art, film and performance.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Outmoded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmoded. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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