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obsolescent

[ob-suh-les-uhnt] / ˌɒb səˈlɛs ənt /
ADJECTIVE
becoming obsolete
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As traditional, human-dependent techniques and analog approaches to creation fade away, it makes the spirit of these increasingly obsolescent facets of society all the more precious.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

It was opened in 1974 and is now considered obsolescent; a replacement site in Maryland has already been chosen.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2025

But Randolph and Hastings always planned on video streaming rendering the DVD-by-mail service obsolescent once technology advanced to the point that watching movies and TV shows through internet connections became viable.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023

The use of an obsolescent technique to memorialize “Vertigo” is fitting.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2018

"Handbills asserting objects declared obsolescent could actually last indefinitely!"

From The Junkmakers by Teichner, Albert




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