passe
Example Sentences
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While some shoppers and even Ms. Stangl see the term “work wear” as passe, Banana Republic still has a dedicated section on its website called “The Workwear Edit.”
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2023
For any readers under 30, this observation will seem ridiculously obvious, even passe.
From Washington Post • May 2, 2023
That sort of picture is now often described as one that Hollywood has put on the passe schedule.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023
Pete Carroll’s coaching style was regarded as passe.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022
"The matters gothe nat well to passe in Englonde,” he had stated, "nor shall nat do tyll every thyng be common, and that there be no villayns nor gentylmen.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.