obsolescence
Example Sentences
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“My own view is that AI will indeed be revolutionary, but many of the claims around imminent mass job losses and widespread software obsolescence were overstated,” Reid wrote.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
Regardless of whether you grew up with the show, many episodes of “7th Heaven” have plotlines worth revisiting, if only for their insanity and cultural obsolescence.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Reality will be a third scenario: paced obsolescence and growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Those are the ones most vulnerable to disruption and obsolescence in the long term.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
America, of all the Western nations, has been best placed to prove the uselessness and the obsolescence of the concept of color.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing obsolescence
Power Suffix: -escence
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