obsolesce
verb
ob·so·lesce
ˌäb-sə-ˈles 
obsolesced; obsolescing
: to be or become obsolescent
: to make obsolescent
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This year features bills that obsolesce local government, destroy energy sovereignty, give inhumane puppy breeders a home in our state and attack a woman’s most fundamental right.
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orlandosentinel.com, 14 Jan. 2022
And unlike tech skills, which now obsolesce at an average rate of every 18 months, soft skills will grow even more essential as technology keeps racing onward.
—Anne Fisher, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2020
What a bizarre triumph for a company so eager to obsolesce our televisions.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 31 July 2019
People talk on landlines and watch black-and-white movies; the internet and mobile devices have seemingly obsolesced.
—Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
The pattern such boondoggles follow is predictable: the services insist that new weapons are needed to replace our rapidly obsolescing fleets.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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orlandosentinel.com, 14 Jan. 2022
And unlike tech skills, which now obsolesce at an average rate of every 18 months, soft skills will grow even more essential as technology keeps racing onward.
—Anne Fisher, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2020
What a bizarre triumph for a company so eager to obsolesce our televisions.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 31 July 2019
People talk on landlines and watch black-and-white movies; the internet and mobile devices have seemingly obsolesced.
—Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
The pattern such boondoggles follow is predictable: the services insist that new weapons are needed to replace our rapidly obsolescing fleets.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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“Obsolesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsolesce. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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