outmode
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of outmode
1900–05; perhaps from the phrase out of mode; compare French démoder
Example Sentences
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Investors’ fears that new developments in artificial intelligence will outmode software companies are now spreading to the private-fund managers that bet heavily on that industry’s future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Still, Rethink Robotics argues that its robots will only supplement their human counterparts, not outmode them.
From Time ● Mar. 19, 2015
The film champions the supreme might of man and machine working in unison, a combination that ultimately wins out over the soulless tech geekery which aims to outmode workers altogether.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2011
Navy prototypes for a network that will outmode all previous methods of air and sea navigation.
From Time Magazine Archive
John R. Montgomery Madison, Wis. "The Bugs Are Coming" mentions new effective pest-killing innovations but declares that the evolution of the insect will outmode the best of them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some of them already feel outmoded by “AI natives” like you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos has previously called such releases “an outmoded idea for most people” and said Netflix makes movies for people to watch on Netflix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
At this point the reader may wonder why I should even bother to rebuke George Will; in his outmoded pomposity, he makes almost too easy a target.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Calling it a picture of the American dream would be reductive, diminishing all of the work that Escola has done to apply it to an outmoded path toward prosperity.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2025
The district is still too good to tear down and too outmoded to be desirable.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
To keep pace with this new business, the largest U. S. bus line, Greyhound Corp., last week whelped the first 25 of a litter of 305 new busses, completely outmoding present standard equipment.
From Time Magazine Archive
Amateur enthusiasts had swept into town, breaking down long-laid plans, outmoding deals, making all estimates wild guesses.
From Time Magazine Archive
Competition's tropical-like growth stems mostly from the new economy's technological explosion, which is rapidly outmoding the methods, machines and products of only yesterday.
From Time Magazine Archive
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