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Recent Examples of superannuated But catastrophic flooding in 1937 was followed by postwar highway building that displaced thousands of residents, clearing the way for I-75 and the superannuated Brent Spence Bridge. Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2023 That’s supposed to be bad, it’s argued, because our superannuated political leadership is out of touch with the electorate and blocking younger and (theoretically) more vigorous and intellectually vibrant leaders from taking their hour upon the stage. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023 Her enjoyable pictures, which first featured in a 2014 French edition, show the adventures of four superannuated farm animals who band together to find a new home in an unfriendly world. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 The idea that August is a quiet month when news takes a vacation has always been a myth of journalism, devised mainly to justify European levels of summer sloth by its more superannuated practitioners. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for superannuated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superannuated
Adjective
  • Yet there’s growing momentum to release the district — and dozens of others — from decades-old orders that some call obsolete.
    Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
  • Authorities argued at the time that the systems used by the Spanish forces were obsolete and should be replaced for up-to-date versions like those used by allied armies.
    Brittany Williams, Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • However, the whole idea of learning needs seems antiquated.
    David James, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • The airport, situated outside the city, was antiquated, but their hotel, the Excelsior, was all Art Deco glamour and gleaming chandeliers.
    Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • All wore dark formal kimonos and solemnly made the sign of the cross in front of their faces before starting their prayers — a mix of archaic Japanese and Latin.
    Foster Klug, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
  • Of note is the incorporation of vocabulary from Ivan’s archaic Norm language, a special touch that entranced me.
    The Know, Denver Post, 1 June 2025
Adjective
  • Seton Hall Prep: Sweeney’s father had been a professor of medieval English at Seton Hall University.
    Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • The new study, published in Antiquity, suggests that this wall was an important part of frontier life and provides a more complex picture of society in medieval Mongolia.
    Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2025

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“Superannuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superannuated. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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