outmode
verb
out·mode
| \ ˌau̇t-ˈmōd
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outmoded;
outmoding
Definition of outmode
: to make unfashionable or obsolete
Examples of outmode in a Sentence
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College officials say the existing greenhouse is outmoded, its current east-to-west orientation less beneficial than the coming north-to-south structures that will get the most out of sun exposure. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Cuyamaca College preparing to expand Ornamental Horticulture area," 19 Aug. 2019 Officials said the antiquated station no longer met the needs of modern firefighting and that its building systems were outmoded. — John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, "Framingham celebrates opening of new firehouse," 23 July 2019 Made of steel and wood some 90 years ago, the gates are beyond repair and outmoded, the GBRA says. — Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com, "Residents of Guadalupe River lakes brace for worst," 22 June 2019 The fundamental premise of the novel was its most quickly outmoded feature—outmoded almost from the start. — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, "“1984” at Seventy: Why We Still Read Orwell’s Book of Prophecy," 8 June 2019 Since the original equipment is outmoded, the Vatican runs a newer telescope, built in the ’80s, on a mountaintop near Tucson, Ariz., where Brother Consolmagno studied for his doctorate and now spends part of each year. — Kyle Peterson, WSJ, "An Astronomer’s View of the Christmas Sky," 21 Dec. 2018 For many others, he and his tradition are outmoded and clueless about technology that has put a camera in everyone’s hands. — Richard B. Woodward, WSJ, "‘Ansel Adams in Our Time’ Review: Reconsidering a Mountainous Career," 12 Dec. 2018 But a journalist who parachutes into the Sixth District, expecting to write about tax policy or health care, soon ends up pondering stranger questions: Is civility simply outmoded in 2018, the equivalent of bringing a flintlock musket to a gunfight? — Kyle Peterson, WSJ, "A House Majority by ‘Any Means Necessary’," 19 Oct. 2018 In fact, the old hard partying Bobby Layne/Joe Namath model is probably outmoded now by the complexity of pro football. — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, "NFL Draft 2018: Cleveland Browns take Baker Mayfield, seriously? -- Bill Livingston (photos)," 27 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outmode.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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