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his file contained out-of-date information that might have been accurate when he was first hired but is no longer so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Recent Examples of out-of-date
New York City paused school board elections just hours after voting opened on Friday, following reports of invalid and out-of-date ballots.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
Declutter out-of-date information Irrelevant details can detract from the strength of your CV.
—Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Under the bill, towing companies would also not be allowed to remove a vehicle from a private lot or garage for having an out-of-date parking permit unless it has been expired for more than 15 days.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
But not rocking the boat might mean saddling us with a costly, decrepit, out-of-date payment system for many more years to come.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 5 Mar. 2025
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
Declutter out-of-date information Irrelevant details can detract from the strength of your CV.
—Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Under the bill, towing companies would also not be allowed to remove a vehicle from a private lot or garage for having an out-of-date parking permit unless it has been expired for more than 15 days.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
But not rocking the boat might mean saddling us with a costly, decrepit, out-of-date payment system for many more years to come.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-of-date
Adjective
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Anatole is a painter, an artform which photographer Lucien good-naturedly joshes him will soon be obsolete.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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And these days, data decays (becomes obsolete) more quickly than ever, given the rapid pace of change in both business operations and consumer habits.—
Tomas Gorny,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Extra pomp doesn’t have to skew antiquated, either, as several modern variations from upscale brands like Sferra and Annie Selke illustrate.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 May 2025
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Read about the towns across the country that are successfully moving away from antiquated parking mandates.—
Casey Moran,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Of course, fielding percentage is an archaic metric that modern baseball fans don’t bother with.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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After 2012, when Putin returned to the presidency, the Kremlin began tightening its grip on Russia’s elites, embracing an archaic militarism, and widening its repression of civil society.—
ANDREI YAKOVLEV,
Foreign Affairs,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Bengtsson had discovered a medieval monastery likely dating back to the late 12th century, according to the release.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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Delap’s cannon shoulders struck fear into a baffled division, like a medieval army who looked across the battlefield and realised that the opposing forces had technology far beyond theirs.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Out-of-date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-date. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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