as in obsoleteness
the condition of no longer being used or useful; the condition of being obsolete
the obsolescence of the old technology Once a useful tool, slide rules have fallen into obsolescence.
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Recent Examples of obsolescence
Think of the idea of planned obsolescence, which is baked into all technology.
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Wayne Elsey, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
To a renaissance of human creativity or its gradual obsolescence?
—Wolfgang Messner, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
And with a president largely unsympathetic toward immigrants’ success, that could lead to obsolescence for a large subsection of workers powering the apparel manufacturing operations in the U.S. today.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025
Organizations that treat Generative AI as a set of apps will see temporary productivity bumps—followed by competitive obsolescence.
—John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Wayne Elsey, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
To a renaissance of human creativity or its gradual obsolescence?
—Wolfgang Messner, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
And with a president largely unsympathetic toward immigrants’ success, that could lead to obsolescence for a large subsection of workers powering the apparel manufacturing operations in the U.S. today.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025
Organizations that treat Generative AI as a set of apps will see temporary productivity bumps—followed by competitive obsolescence.
—John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsolescence
Noun
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Meanwhile, the local government lacks the resources to step in; the antiquities authority itself has no financial allocations or operational budget in a country devastated by over a decade of war.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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Fifty priceless artifacts looted from Egypt and Pakistan — and trafficked through Manhattan by two notorious antiquities dealers — have been returned to their home countries, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has announced.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Plastic, of course, takes ages to break down, and only a small percentage of the world’s plastic is successfully recycled.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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Holmes said the Disney+ and ITV audience bases are complementary, rattling off stats including that less than 10% of Disney+’s audience is over the age of 55, while for ITV the figure is around 40%.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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“Obsolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsolescence. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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