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
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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
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
Navy prototypes for a network that will outmode all previous methods of air and sea navigation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Valuations of publicly traded SaaS companies, already declining since 2021, were hit early this year by fears that they would be outmoded by artificial intelligence, resulting in a massive selloff dubbed the SaaS-pocalypse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Scary Movie” would, apparently, be a return to the button-pushing, tasteless humor that defined a generation but was now outmoded by wokeness.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
At the same time, Xi had to contend with an outmoded command structure that was seen as susceptible to corruption and ill-equipped to fight modern wars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 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
One was an old hand-drawn affair tracing out an acre or two of land, and marked with the now outmoded pictographs of old China.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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
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
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