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 better, more-daring version of Get Hard would scuttle political correctness, gay panic, and outmoded ideas about what constitutes masculinity.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Sauer, accordingly, enlists the evolutionary history of morality on behalf of what, in much of the twentieth century, seemed a quaint and outmoded notion: moral progress.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Only in the outmoded and undemocratic Electoral College count will there be a crush.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
By contrast, Frazier took on the role of outmoded power, compliant duty.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Sauer, accordingly, enlists the evolutionary history of morality on behalf of what, in much of the twentieth century, seemed a quaint and outmoded notion: moral progress.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Only in the outmoded and undemocratic Electoral College count will there be a crush.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
By contrast, Frazier took on the role of outmoded power, compliant duty.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmoded
Adjective
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Lean manufacturing principles, continuous improvement, and just-in-time processes from our classic production systems are nowhere near being obsolete.—
Natan Linder,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Within decades, invasive research on lab animals could be obsolete, as new technology allows scientists to test cancer treatments on tissues grown from a patient’s own cells, or create detailed maps of Alzheimer’s disease in human brains.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Yes, the three-month visa and its archaic application portal deter some travelers, but spending a few months in Hoi An or Hanoi is well worth the hassle.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
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After federal and Senate investigations detailed numerous failures, including an archaic information technology system, the Health Resources and Services Administration announced a modernization initiative in March 2023.—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
22 Feb. 2025
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The focus of his business is on redefining and reforming the antiquated personal training model and replacing it with white-glove personal, professional online fitness coaching from the best expert coaches in the world.—
Matt Reynolds,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The excuse was that because the data management systems the EDD uses are built with antiquated programming languages, any short-term fix would be impossible.—
Jon Coupal,
Orange County Register,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Magic Books: A History of Enchantment in 20 Medieval Manuscripts By Anne Lawrence-Mathers Yale University Press: 368 pages, $38 (March 11) Our medieval forebears saw nothing inconsistent between devout Christian faith and deep belief in magic.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Well, while Shrek 5 is set in a Far, Far Away, the feudal system and medieval garb suggests it’s loosely based around the 15th century, and probably in England.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Outmoded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmoded. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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