become dated

Frequency: 6.07.0 per million words

to start being considered old-fashioned over time

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Examples (10)

  • That smartphone model became dated almost as soon as it was released.
  • Clothing styles from the early 2000s have quickly become dated.
  • Without constant updates, scientific theories can become dated.
  • He worries that his skills will become dated in the fast-paced tech industry.
  • The kitchen's design became dated after only a decade.
  • Some pop music becomes dated very quickly, while other genres are timeless.
  • The company's software is rapidly becoming dated compared to its competitors.
  • It's inevitable that today's cutting-edge technology will eventually become dated.
  • The political strategies of the Cold War had become dated by the 1990s.
  • I realized my old laptop had become hopelessly dated when it couldn't run the new software.