Dated
Dated adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.
Ongoing
Ongoing adjective - Existing or in progress right now.
Usage example: the ongoing presidential campaign
Both words in one sentence
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These are dated 6/15/1961, but the dates painted on the Repulsion Gel and Conversion Gel facilities indicate that construction and testing were ongoing at least as recently as 1982.
Source: Videogame / Portal 2 - Dharma has dated a member of ZZ Top (and knows one of their beards is fake), has "done it with an (unnamed) senator", and has an ongoing platonic relationship with Bob Dylan, who has sent such musicians as Lyle Lovett and k.d.
Source: History with Celebrity
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Ongoing and Dated. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dated/ongoing
Dated & Ongoing. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dated/ongoing>.
Ongoing or Dated. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dated/ongoing.
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