old news

noun

: something or someone not new or exciting any more
That band is old news.

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If the naked dress is old news, this might be its even more daring successor. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026 Archival materials, including old news clippings and documents, displayed alongside the photographs document decades of elevator failures and resident complaints. — Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026 If Yan sticks around long enough to make his celebrations old news, plenty of others within the Mets might join him in jumping up with joy. — Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 However, today Johnson calls that old news and claims the title of owner. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for old news

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“Old news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20news. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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