as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
an outdated rotary telephone
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Recent Examples of outdated
Processing power leaps ahead Current spacecraft often use outdated processors because modern chips struggle to survive space radiation.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Still, Mercury’s square to Pluto on May 5 — especially with Pluto stationing retrograde the next day — could expose toxic workplace dynamics, power struggles or outdated professional ambitions that need to be re-evaluated.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
But Bandidos do Cante’s hopelessly outdated number this year — which unfathomably required ten co-writers — appears to have been chosen more for convenience than creativity.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
Some are based on advice that once was good but has become outdated, while others are just nonsense passed down from generation to generation or seen only in the movies.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Still, Mercury’s square to Pluto on May 5 — especially with Pluto stationing retrograde the next day — could expose toxic workplace dynamics, power struggles or outdated professional ambitions that need to be re-evaluated.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
But Bandidos do Cante’s hopelessly outdated number this year — which unfathomably required ten co-writers — appears to have been chosen more for convenience than creativity.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
Some are based on advice that once was good but has become outdated, while others are just nonsense passed down from generation to generation or seen only in the movies.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdated
Adjective
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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
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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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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“Outdated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdated. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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