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Recent Examples of old hat
If this trend was passing you by, have a look next season to see what clubs are doing and how everyone adapts when novel ideas become old hat.
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
But ultimately, this whole day was old hat for Whoopi, who already got to meet Pope Francis on her own last year.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 14 June 2024
At the age of 20, being a rising star is old hat for Maisy Stella.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2024
An old hat style that created problems years ago has returned.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
But ultimately, this whole day was old hat for Whoopi, who already got to meet Pope Francis on her own last year.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 14 June 2024
At the age of 20, being a rising star is old hat for Maisy Stella.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2024
An old hat style that created problems years ago has returned.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for old hat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for old hat
Adjective
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Remember the historical mention of Himiko in Chinese sources?—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Overall, while layoffs remain low by historical standards, a host of companies have announced job cuts already this year.—
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Amid the rubble and ash, little is left of their historic neighborhood.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Hotels + Resorts In the heart of Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood, Forth Hotel Atlanta recently opened in one of the city's most historic neighborhoods.—
Keyaira Boone,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Only in the outmoded and undemocratic Electoral College count will there be a crush.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2025
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By contrast, Frazier took on the role of outmoded power, compliant duty.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The medical research literature is filled with promising-looking ideas that never panned out, and out-of-date treatments and tests that have been replaced by approaches more solidly based on evidence.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
8 Jan. 2025
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But the week ending November 30 is even more out-of-date than the week ending December 14.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Even if more cumbersome, the outdated technology that Birney and Ohs lovingly fetishizes serves the same purpose, and can cause similar damage as the cell phone in one’s pocket today.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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But in this new version of the NBA, that thinking could be a little outdated.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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In addition to Irish clothing, food and jewelry, the store sells traditional Irish dance shoes and has fitted them for local students for decades.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2025
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Four traditional Dick’s Sporting Goods stores are now open in the Sacramento region.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Countless Americans could die or experience paralysis, just like in the olden days before the vaccine.—
Michael B. Teiger,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2025
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Eggers and his go-to production designer Craig Lathrop also put a unique emphasis on building realistic worlds—their production design strives extra hard to close gaps between Eggers’s olden aesthetic and the modern audience’s perception.—
Maya Ibbitson,
Architectural Digest,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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With his understanding of and affection for the hardy inhabitants of the mountainous American West, Walker-Silverman brings a new and tender radiance to the idea of regional filmmaking, along with an awareness of outworn stereotypes.—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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This was not a forgone conclusion at the time; indeed, during the 1930s, democracy was widely viewed as an outworn political form.—
Taeku Lee,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2013
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“Old hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20hat. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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