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Recent Examples of old hat
In many ways, this is old hat to the 65-year-old who’s been a pilot since 1983 and for the past 11 years has flown an air tanker into various hot spots around the country.
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Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
That bit of Trump news is old hat by now, and Sherman’s casting and emasculating appearance is so unnecessary at this point.
—EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
In a media space crowded with real estate fare, Owning Manhattan promises to be a breath of rarefied fresh air, with one old hat in the center of it all.
—Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The list is old hat by now: centralization, surveillance, information control.
—Meredith Whittaker, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
That bit of Trump news is old hat by now, and Sherman’s casting and emasculating appearance is so unnecessary at this point.
—EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
In a media space crowded with real estate fare, Owning Manhattan promises to be a breath of rarefied fresh air, with one old hat in the center of it all.
—Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The list is old hat by now: centralization, surveillance, information control.
—Meredith Whittaker, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old hat
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Even in a historical context, the Thunder’s season has been exceptional.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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AccuWeather is predicting that 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will be less active than 2024 — one of the most destructive on record — but at or above historical averages from 1990 to 2020.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestler Wyatt Hendrickson saluted President Donald Trump on Saturday night following his historic upset of Minnesota’s Gable Steveson in the 285-pound division at the NCAA Wrestling Championships.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Parallel to the water’s edge, a paved walkway winds toward the east end of Lakeshore Drive, where a small sandy beach, playground, and charming historic gazebo create the perfect backdrop for watching the sun melt into the horizon.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Not least the outmoded idea that Republicans, when in power, shouldn’t use every available lever to implement their agenda.—
Varad Mehta,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law allocated $1 billion in funding to municipal gas utilities to fund the replacement and upgrading of their outmoded infrastructure.—
Dawn White,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2025
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The idea that the solar industry is Chinese-dominated is increasingly out-of-date, Hopper said: In 2024, the U.S. was able to produce more solar panels than there was demand for.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
24 Feb. 2025
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Declutter out-of-date information Irrelevant details can detract from the strength of your CV.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Runaway Bay’s outdated sewer system White said that estimates to replace the outdated sewer system range from $85 million to over $100 million.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2025
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This is a time to let go of outdated beliefs or structures that are no longer serving your higher purpose.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2025
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The tour will blend traditional banda hits with technobanda and la quebradita, a music and dance explosion that took the scene by storm during the 1990s.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
1 Apr. 2025
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The chipotle added a twist to traditional Hollandaise, and the fillings and toppings perfectly complemented the fluffy eggs.—
Jeremy Duda,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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With Gerrit Cole out for the year, one of baseball’s most hallowed stats — The Win — has never felt more like a vestige of the olden days, kind of like VHS machines, the BlackBerry and the land line.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Tim Kurkjian, a Hall of Fame baseball writer, gave quirky stats and told stories of the olden days when dinosaurs like Earl Weaver roamed the earth.—
Paul Sullivan,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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With his understanding of and affection for the hardy inhabitants of the mountainous American West, Walker-Silverman brings a new and tender radiance to the idea of regional filmmaking, along with an awareness of outworn stereotypes.—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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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
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“Old hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20hat. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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