obsolescent
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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
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 later withdrawal of U.S. missiles from Turkey mildly assuaged Soviet humiliation, although in August, Kennedy had contemplated removing them because they were obsolescent.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2022
Hence, to the RSC, whether damaged or obsolescent, haphazardly hoarded devices represent a potentially massive boon for the green economy.
From Salon ● May 12, 2022
"Handbills asserting objects declared obsolescent could actually last indefinitely!"
From The Junkmakers by Albert Teichner
Vocabulary lists containing obsolescent
"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 2
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