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Recent Examples of unmodernized
The rooms, largely unmodernized, are as Ellroy has described them in several overlapping accounts.
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Stuart Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 10 Mar. 2020
According to DefenseNews, the cruisers Mobile Bay and Bunker Hill will retire in 2020, and the last of the eleven unmodernized ships will retire in 2025.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 Oct. 2017
Stuart Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 10 Mar. 2020
According to DefenseNews, the cruisers Mobile Bay and Bunker Hill will retire in 2020, and the last of the eleven unmodernized ships will retire in 2025.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmodernized
Adjective
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Reviewing the records of past solar cycles, Gleissberg noticed in 1958 that the strength of individual solar cycles, as measured by the fluctuations in the number of sunspots, appears to ebb and flow over time, following an approximately 100-year pattern.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The researchers analyzed past studies to determine the impact of technology on mental aging.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The company decided on the dire wolf for two main reasons: their ancient DNA was available, and they can safely be born using a surrogate.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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The gray wolves share physical features with dire wolves but remain genetically and behaviorally distinct due to the limits of current technology and incomplete ancient DNA.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Not content just to confirm its arrival, Veach deftly sliced a slit in the plastic to minimize any potential forensic trail, removed the new game and swapped in the old version before carefully rewrapping it.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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In contrast, older generations started saving much later, with boomers beginning at an average age of 37 and with plans to retire at 72.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Who makes a bad car and has an obsolete social media platform?—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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This doesn’t mean traditional banks are obsolete.—
Edin Deljkic,
Forbes,
13 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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Among the weird things people left behind were a full sheet of uncut $2 bills, a toilet seat, silicone butt pads, a rattlesnake preserved in a jar of whiskey and an antique French guide to performing exorcisms.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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The nonprofit is offering a $500 reward per set for the return of the antique doors.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Declutter out-of-date information Irrelevant details can detract from the strength of your CV.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Under the bill, towing companies would also not be allowed to remove a vehicle from a private lot or garage for having an out-of-date parking permit unless it has been expired for more than 15 days.—
Dave Altimari,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Any Café Pour-Over The old-fashioned drip coffee maker has come a long way.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
5 Apr. 2025
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More 06 of 11 Impatiens While there are now SunPatiens that withstand blazing Southern sun, old-fashioned garden impatiens prefer part to full shade.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Unmodernized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmodernized. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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