passe
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Standing desks are passé if not accompanied by an underdesk treadmill.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
“The innovation represents something new and is thus creative. However, it is also destructive, as the company whose technology becomes passé is outcompeted.”
From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025
“He says, ‘People once used to put sugar on their salads, but I can’t believe how passé that is,’” Albala explains.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2025
At Lollapalooza’s inception, festivals had become passé, with the US Festival, the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen and the Monterey Pop Festival little more than hazy memories.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2025
Lifting her voice, the fat woman sang: "Croyez-moi car j'ai passé par la."
From The Paliser case by Saltus, Edgar
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