as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness
that literary style is a bit passé nowadays
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But these days, many of the traditional Olympic sports are beginning to feel passe to a younger generation.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
That meant a dozen roses was passe and cottage-bohemian aesthetic arrangements were in.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2024
Do’s and don’ts The bubble-gum pink of the ’60s is passe.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The idea of teaching classics in college is now passe.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
There have been plenty of mediocre, bad, and just plain terrible MCs throughout the history of hip-hop, most of whom have sucked in boring, passe ways — lack of writing, delivery and performance skills, weak imagination, poor vocabulary, forced trendiness.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 22 Aug. 2023
Constantly posting is so passe!
—Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021
The band paid their Hollywood dues for years, including a late ‘70s to early ‘80s period when hard-rock/metal was considered completely passe.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 19 May 2022
Right now, the thought of a single-purpose device like the iPod can feel hopelessly passe.
—Washington Post, 10 May 2022
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
That meant a dozen roses was passe and cottage-bohemian aesthetic arrangements were in.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2024
Do’s and don’ts The bubble-gum pink of the ’60s is passe.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The idea of teaching classics in college is now passe.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
There have been plenty of mediocre, bad, and just plain terrible MCs throughout the history of hip-hop, most of whom have sucked in boring, passe ways — lack of writing, delivery and performance skills, weak imagination, poor vocabulary, forced trendiness.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 22 Aug. 2023
Constantly posting is so passe!
—Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021
The band paid their Hollywood dues for years, including a late ‘70s to early ‘80s period when hard-rock/metal was considered completely passe.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 19 May 2022
Right now, the thought of a single-purpose device like the iPod can feel hopelessly passe.
—Washington Post, 10 May 2022
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“Passé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%C3%A9. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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