old hat

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Recent Examples of old hat 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 The fun in 1984 of a fish-out-of-water Black cop getting endless amusement from uptight bougie white folks in a city that reeks of insular wealth and entitlement just seems old hat now. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for old hat 
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Adjective
  • Uncovering cultural resilience To better understand South Korea’s unique leisure culture, Kim looked to its historical backdrop — particularly the cultural stagnation that followed the decades of Japanese colonial rule and the Korean War.
    Hanna Park, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Its historical roots go deep, and remnants of its rich history is found scattered across the island.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Barkley was on pace to beat Dickerson’s historic mark, but Eagles coach Nick Sirianni held him out of their Week 18 game against the woeful Giants.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • His only other playoff game was the historic collapse against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2022 wild-card round.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • By contrast, Frazier took on the role of outmoded power, compliant duty.
    Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
  • This is particularly true when the prevailing stereotypes are based on outmoded information.
    Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The medical research literature is filled with promising-looking ideas that never panned out, and out-of-date treatments and tests that have been replaced by approaches more solidly based on evidence.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
  • But the week ending November 30 is even more out-of-date than the week ending December 14.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
  • Just in time for a celebratory full moon in Leo, Luna will activate your spontaneous ninth house of adventure, expansion and wisdom on Feb. 12, bringing something to the forefront while urging you to release outdated perspectives.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Even so, relying on outdated information has its pitfalls.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump himself will address the nation with the traditional inaugural address.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Coordinating closing schedules in a traditional sale can be challenging.
    Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • My all-time favorite versions are from the olden days.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • Perhaps that’s the legacy of outworn stereotypes about corruption or a lack of the type of political will that’s brought more rapid changes to corporate governance and sustainable investing standards in, for example, some Nordic countries.
    Cassie Werber, Quartz, 7 June 2022

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“Old hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20hat. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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