make sth defunct

Examples (10)

• The arrival of the CD made the LP largely defunct.
• Streaming services are rapidly making physical media, like DVDs, defunct.
• The new regulations will make many of the old tax loopholes defunct.
• Automation and AI could make certain types of jobs defunct within the next decade.
• The invention of the smartphone has made pagers completely defunct.
• Poor management and lack of innovation eventually made the once-thriving company defunct.
• A single disruptive technology can make an entire industry defunct almost overnight.
• The introduction of email made the interoffice memo system defunct.
• This updated software version makes all previous versions defunct as they will no longer be supported.
• The peace treaty made the old border checkpoints defunct.