obsolescent

Example Sentences

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DVRs aren’t needed for streaming services; that’s what has made them obsolescent.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 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

This philosophy of disruption demands, above all, that technology continuously drive down labor costs and regularly render itself obsolescent.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2021

Both candidates say Georgia’s obsolescent voting machines need to be replaced.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2018

These airplanes are obsolescent, if not obsolete, and their crews are trained for reconnaissance only.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.