Dated
Dated adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.
Usage example: his jokes are awfully dated, referring to things that happened years ago
Recent
Recent adjective - Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.
Both words in one sentence
- Nowadays, it's considered a dated trend since everyone has copied them, and many people consider the recent reviews of the people who originated the idea lost in a sea of imitators and mediocrity.
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Updated Re Release: In 2015, the pre-show in Florida's version of the attraction was updated, removing some of the more dated scenes and adding in references to some of the more recent additions to the Terminator franchise (such as the Terminator Genisys film).
- Still, said justification is getting pretty dated by now, given the size of the non-white middle class these days (a recent news story claimed that more black than white folks were emigrating, make of that what you will).
Source: National Stereo Types / Africa
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