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Definition

no longer in general use because it was replaced by something better

obsolete = no longer in general use because it was replaced by something better

obsolete = outdated (no longer in general use because it was replaced by something better)

The auto maker uses design as a means of building in obsolescence to sell new cars.

obsolescence = the process of becoming outdated and no longer wanted

obsolete = no longer in general use because it was replaced by something better

obsolete = outdated and no longer wanted (by employers)

Kennedy agreed to remove some missiles from Turkey that had already been obsoleted by submarine-based missiles.

obsoleted = made outdated as they were replaced with something newer and better

Then he went on: 'What I had really intended to say was that in your article I noticed you had used two words which have become obsolete.'
George Orwell -- 1984

obsolete = replaced with something better

Snow made growing food difficult, limited the agricultural periods. ... It wasn't a practical thing, so it became obsolete when we went to Sameness.
Lois Lowry -- The Giver

obsolete = no longer in use

The foreign, almost obsolete word comes to mind.
Suzanne Collins -- Catching Fire

obsolete = outdated (old-fashioned)

But we learned a lot of "obsolete" weapons, too.
Robert A. Heinlein -- Starship Troopers

obsolete = no longer in general use because it was replaced by something better

...in this era of planned obsolescence, when a thing breaks down I can usually find something in my collection to repair it—a toilet, or a motor, or a, lawn mower.
John Steinbeck -- Travels with Charley

obsolescence = no longer in general use because it was replaced by something better

A large part of the political literature of five years was now completely obsolete.
George Orwell -- 1984

obsolete = outdated (old-fashioned, and replaced with something better)

The Eleventh Edition won't contain a single word that will become obsolete before the year 2050.
George Orwell -- 1984

obsolete = outdated (old-fashioned, and replaced with something better)

[speaking of the word love] "Your father means that you used a very generalized word, so meaningless that it's become almost obsolete," his mother explained carefully.
Lois Lowry -- The Giver

obsolete = no longer in use

Even when weapons of war are not actually destroyed, their manufacture is still a convenient way of expending labour power without producing anything that can be consumed. A Floating Fortress, for example, has locked up in it the labour that would build several hundred cargo-ships. Ultimately it is scrapped as obsolete, never having brought any material benefit to anybody, and with further enormous labours another Floating Fortress is built.
George Orwell -- 1984

obsolete = outdated (old-fashioned, and replaced with something better)

Someday, the typewriter will be obsolete, antique.
Mark Helprin -- A Soldier of the Great War
But as the said time has fully expired, I presume it fair to infer that the bargain may now be said to be obsolete.
James Fenimore Cooper -- The Prairie
"To begin, Omega will vanquish an obsolete but somewhat successful human-avian hybrid," said the Director.
James Patterson -- Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
A crossword puzzle gave the definition of "obsolescent individuals" and the word came out as "capitalists."
Ayn Rand -- The Fountainhead
The rules of Clausewitz, Mahan, all of them were obsolete as the Code Duello.
Pat Frank -- Alas, Babylon

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