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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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
More than half of federal prison facilities were built before 1991 and many are becoming outmoded or obsolete, the agency said.
—Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Benioff previously compared Microsoft’s Copilot to the outmoded paperclip tool, Clippy.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Outmoded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outmoded. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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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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