outmoded
adjective
out·mod·ed
ˌau̇t-ˈmō-dəd 
1
: not being in style
2
: no longer acceptable, current, or usable
outmoded customs
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outmoded computers that can be recycled
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Benioff previously compared Microsoft’s Copilot to the outmoded paperclip tool, Clippy.
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
The two ownership groups sought rezoning for the entire property because the old zoning fell under the city’s outmoded Chapter 59 zoning code first drafted in the 1950s.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2024
With no official explanations, theories began to circulate about how devices considered long outmoded could have been turned into such lethal weapons.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune Asia, 18 Sep. 2024
The study suggests that body mass index (BMI), which doesn’t factor in abdominal fat, is an outmoded way of assessing obesity.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
The two ownership groups sought rezoning for the entire property because the old zoning fell under the city’s outmoded Chapter 59 zoning code first drafted in the 1950s.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2024
With no official explanations, theories began to circulate about how devices considered long outmoded could have been turned into such lethal weapons.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune Asia, 18 Sep. 2024
The study suggests that body mass index (BMI), which doesn’t factor in abdominal fat, is an outmoded way of assessing obesity.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Outmoded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outmoded. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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outmoded
adjective
out·mod·ed
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈmōd-əd
: no longer acceptable, usable, or fashionable
outmoded beliefs
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