as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness
his jokes are awfully dated, referring to things that happened years ago
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as in accompanied
to go on a social engagement with
I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends
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as in attended
to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage
we dated for two years before we got engaged
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Recent Examples of dated
Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, in one of Sunny Nights’ many forgivable coincidences, Joyce—a reporter languishing at a (dated) digital media content mine—starts investigating the very gang her husband is mixed up in.
—Judy Berman, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Saban gave $1,800 and his wife, Cheryl, gave the same amount, with contributions dated from last Friday.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 May 2026
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Adjective
All other presentation apps seem dull and dated.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, in one of Sunny Nights’ many forgivable coincidences, Joyce—a reporter languishing at a (dated) digital media content mine—starts investigating the very gang her husband is mixed up in.
—Judy Berman, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
In The Fridge Cooked chicken should be stored in the fridge in an airtight container, labeled and dated with the day it was prepared.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Saban gave $1,800 and his wife, Cheryl, gave the same amount, with contributions dated from last Friday.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dated
Adjective
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The Harbin individual yielded a similar number, and a few earlier studies had obtained data from individuals elsewhere, including a Denisovan from near Taiwan and an archaic human from Spain.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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The girls, playing an archaic six-player game with three on each side of midcourt, defeated West Crisp of Cordele 40-27 a week earlier.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
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This time, in addition to his other duties, he was called upon to act as a master of ceremonies in the days when the screen was accompanied by a stage and an emcee to provide some comic relief.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
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Musk accompanied Trump on his visit to China this week, along with several other top CEOs, and the billionaire recently made some political contributions to Republicans ahead of the midterms elections in November.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Bryce attended a different school to get his associate degree in information in technology before transferring to UMass Lowell in January 2022, eventually switching to a business major.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Younis — a Pakistani-American and former COO of Y Combinator who grew up in Detroit and attended the GM Institute (now Kettering University) — and CTO Peter Ludwig are automotive enthusiasts who met while working at Google, clicked, and set out as co-founders of Applied Intuition in 2017.—
Rebecca Fannin,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Back then, an obsolete constitutional formula enabled as few as 12% of the people to elect a majority of state senators.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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But in the lightning-fast tech industry, what’s cutting-edge today can become obsolete tomorrow.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Trump has courted foreign investment from a number of countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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While Amazon has successfully courted high fashion brands over the years like Coach, there were a few bumps on the road.—
Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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New York’s antiquated assessment system values properties far below their market value and leaves a small number of apartments valued at $5 million or more.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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Though Jordan and Tammy had raised their biological twins since they were born — and had the full support of their surrogate — they were required by antiquated state law to adopt their own babies.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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While the use of mercury might evoke images of the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland, this highly toxic element was also employed in late- and post-medieval Europe as a treatment for venereal syphilis and leprosy.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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The murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 was one of the most shocking events in medieval England; Becket, once a close friend and ally of Henry II, became Archbishop of Canterbury and defended the independence of the church against the king’s authority.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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“Dated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dated. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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