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as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
dateless artifacts left by an obscure people of the distant past
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as in eternal
lasting forever
the dateless cycle of the seasons
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as in immortal
having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish
it is because of their dateless themes that the plays of Shakespeare are still performed today
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Recent Examples of dateless
Briones cracked up while taking pictures of the dateless Ball posing with his arm around a stereo speaker on a stand.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
2 Mar. 2026
Else Texas men's basketball will be dateless when other teams will be enjoying the Big Dance.
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Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
Tracy playfully questioned Brett, who was the president of his fraternity, for being dateless and not dressing on theme.
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Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
Hailey Bieber went dateless to the 2025 Met Gala as her husband, Justin Bieber, was nowhere to be found.
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Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
5 May 2025
Her theory about dateless, spiraling young men ends with home prices declining for years, or even decades.
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Byalena Botros,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2024
All my Cinderellas didn’t find their March romance and went home dateless for the second weekend.
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J. Brady McCollough,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2023
Dreams are usually dateless, absent from the illusion of the flow of time.
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Riley Van Steward,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
2 Mar. 2026
Else Texas men's basketball will be dateless when other teams will be enjoying the Big Dance.
—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
Tracy playfully questioned Brett, who was the president of his fraternity, for being dateless and not dressing on theme.
—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
Hailey Bieber went dateless to the 2025 Met Gala as her husband, Justin Bieber, was nowhere to be found.
—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
5 May 2025
Her theory about dateless, spiraling young men ends with home prices declining for years, or even decades.
—
Byalena Botros,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2024
All my Cinderellas didn’t find their March romance and went home dateless for the second weekend.
—
J. Brady McCollough,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2023
Dreams are usually dateless, absent from the illusion of the flow of time.
—
Riley Van Steward,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dateless
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That verdant vista of a piece of ancient, intricate architecture centered me in storied Osaka and proved a delightfully consistent through line for my stay.
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This phenomenon of gravitational lensing has been used to great effect to study ancient galaxies that would usually be too distant and faint to see when they are gravitationally lensed by foreground galaxy clusters.
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If so, is even that level enough to beat his eternal rival, Pogačar?
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All that is simply the evidence of the novel’s global reach and its timelessness – or put another way, its eternal cultural relevance – at work.
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Bond villain Hugo Drax) imagines a vast, floating city suspended in darkness, inhabited by immortal beings who, out of boredom, begin tinkering with the construct of time.
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Lobo As the cigar-smoking, alien, bounty hunter who teams up with Supergirl, Lobo possesses immense strength and is essentially immortal, having lived for hundreds of years.
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The two women have booked an increasing number of speaking gigs over the past year, including at popular venues like Sloat Garden Centers and SummerWinds nurseries around the Bay Area, and even at the venerable Marin Art and Garden Center.
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The 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) is gearing up to celebrate the venerable Czech fest’s past and, at the same time, guide it into its future.
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Asteroids are notoriously difficult to spot from Earth against the endless darkness of space.
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In the early Seventies, demand for gauzy evocations of the past was nearly endless.
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Blazers, button-ups, chinos, and deck shoes have all become enduring elements of women’s wardrobes.
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Heat and humidity couldn’t take down the Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race and its 45,000-plus runners, one of Atlanta’s most enduring traditions.
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The event attracts over 60,000 spectators and showcases floats, marching bands, equestrians, dance groups, antique cars and community organizations.
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Quince Lightweight Coverlets For a vintage vibe, pick up this coverlet that has a channel stitch reminiscent of antique quilts.
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Americans are in a perpetual debate, which is no surprise, as retrogrades are notorious for misunderstandings and communication errors.
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But what keeps this show on my perpetual rewatch list is its humor, heart and endless humanity.
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“Dateless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dateless. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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