Explore Obsolescence through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like degeneration or devolution. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Obsolescence in a sentence
Obsolescence meaning
- The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected.
- The process of becoming obsolete, outmoded or out of date.
Synonyms of Obsolescence
Using Obsolescence
- The main meaning on this page is: The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected. | The process of becoming obsolete, outmoded or out of date.
- Useful related words include: degeneration, devolution.
- In the example corpus, obsolescence often appears in combinations such as: and obsolescence, planned obsolescence, obsolescence of.
Context around Obsolescence
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Obsolescence
- In this selection, "obsolescence" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, planned, programmer, avoid and strike stand out and add context to how "obsolescence" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about programmer obsolescence strike me and and avoid obsolescence. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "obsolescence" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with obsolescence
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The third card is duplication and obsolescence. (7 words)
Clearly, the manufacturers have engineered too little planned obsolescence. (9 words)
Well, maybe because planned obsolescence is what drives a fashion business? (11 words)
Google announced in a that it plans to shut down its 3D-object creation and library platform, next year, making it the latest of the company’s AR/VR projects to fall into obsolescence. (34 words)
While these technologies offer the potential for increased productivity and flexibility, they also raise concerns about job displacement, skills obsolescence, and the digital divide between those with access to technology and those without. (33 words)
Occasionally, however, the system’s ordinary evolution is accelerated by a shock such as war, revolution, disaster, disease or technological change, speeding the creation of new investments and obsolescence of old ones. (32 words)
Well, maybe because planned obsolescence is what drives a fashion business? (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
For what it's worth, the prevailing fears about programmer obsolescence strike me as alarmist and premature.
Now those systems are under pressure to coexist and potentially combine with the global streamers and avoid obsolescence.
On the other side of the argument, Microchip states that they are building long-lived high-margin inventory for the megatrends, meaning that there's less risk of obsolescence.
Security teams struggle to defend their dispersed networks because the technologies responsible for are being pushed towards obsolescence by evolutionary pressures.
Smith sees the planned obsolescence of modern consumer tech — and tech companies' fight against right-to-repair — as anathema to the legacy of pinball.
According to critics, Apple was deliberately slowing down processors on its iPhones as a type of planned obsolescence to force users to upgrade and purchase new devices.
Building on that first point is it increasingly clear that money is less a currency (not to mention the obsolescence of physical units), and more a technology.
Despite these advantages, some unions resist automation, risking obsolescence by prioritizing short-term interests over long-term adaptation.
Paper mementoes of our travels, from boarding cards to even themselves, are fast moving into obsolescence.
The third card is duplication and obsolescence.
Well, maybe because planned obsolescence is what drives a fashion business?
While these technologies offer the potential for increased productivity and flexibility, they also raise concerns about job displacement, skills obsolescence, and the digital divide between those with access to technology and those without.
Clearly, the manufacturers have engineered too little planned obsolescence.
Google announced in a that it plans to shut down its 3D-object creation and library platform, next year, making it the latest of the company’s AR/VR projects to fall into obsolescence.
Occasionally, however, the system’s ordinary evolution is accelerated by a shock such as war, revolution, disaster, disease or technological change, speeding the creation of new investments and obsolescence of old ones.
Other challenges in supply included diminishing manufacturing sources and parts obsolescence.
Reiner’s body – that annoying outer casing with cruelly built-in obsolescence – was starting to let him down, but he and Brooks still got such a kick out of each other.
The effects of belief-scarring can be mitigated by proactive measures from policy makers that minimize instances of capital depreciation or obsolescence – such as bankruptcy.
A big factor in the need for a new system is the obsolescence of the old one.
This resulted in a lighter secondary armament, lower speed, and shorter range, characteristics which only enhanced their obsolescence when HMS t entered service before they could be completed.
Common combinations with obsolescence
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and obsolescence 7×
- planned obsolescence 6×
- obsolescence of 5×
- obsolescence and 4×
- the obsolescence 3×
- into obsolescence 3×
- obsolescence is 3×
- of obsolescence 2×
- obsolescence by 2×
- their obsolescence 2×