as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness
Stone Age attitudes about the raising of children
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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 -
And email remains — unfortunately — at the center of this archaic web.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 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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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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Over 800 years later, Bern remains (as does its bears) and its old town is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, complete with charming arcades, Renaissance fountains, and an early 13th-century clock tower with a medieval puppet show happening every hour on the hour.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
21 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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Permafrost—stable for millennia—is now thawing at an accelerating pace, breaking open microbial vaults from a prehistoric world.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The arrowhead, found in a pit alongside other prehistoric features, was meticulously carved from flint using a technique called knapping.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Not great, but certainly good, spirited and sweet and filled with wonderful songs and some canny updates to extremely dated material.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Both the garter toss and bouquet toss do contain some rather dated assumptions.—
Ivana Rihter,
Vogue,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were the only players to hit that mark at 28 years old.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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In the Pig universe, which has now been running for two decades, George remains two years old and Peppa two years older.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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