as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
his file contained out-of-date information that might have been accurate when he was first hired but is no longer so
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Recent Examples of out-of-date
This protection is essential during the winter months for homes with ancient buildings or out-of-date units.
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Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Anything with frayed wires or out-of-date labels should be safely tossed.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
The United States is not the first country to transition away from small denomination coins or discontinue out-of-date coins.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The warrior ethos of The Iliad is out-of-date in our age of human rights, as is the natural philosophy of Aristotle.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
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Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Anything with frayed wires or out-of-date labels should be safely tossed.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
The United States is not the first country to transition away from small denomination coins or discontinue out-of-date coins.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The warrior ethos of The Iliad is out-of-date in our age of human rights, as is the natural philosophy of Aristotle.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-of-date
Adjective
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Service for products on the vintage list depends on spare parts availability, whereas Apple does not provide hardware service or parts for products on the obsolete list.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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But investors already see the readings as obsolete, reflecting a pre-war economy.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With news breaking that Meghan was pregnant with their son Archie, she and Harry were widely viewed as the fresh new faces of an archaic institution.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Granted, these creatives still need to contend with archaic royalty structures and the complications of streaming payouts, but not everyone is cut out to be an Alicia Keys or an Ed Sheeran (two artists whose songs were performed at the Disney Aulani resort, where the episode was taped).—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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An antiquated 105-year-old American law threatens to exacerbate the energy shocks triggered by the Iran war.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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The nightly viewership of the somewhat antiquated TV format can no longer justify the expense — at least, that’s the roundabout reason CBS gave for canceling The Late Show.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Out-of-date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-date. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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