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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ageing versions of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to older or outdated iterations of something, such as software, products, or concepts.
Example: "The company decided to phase out the ageing versions of their software to focus on newer, more efficient models."
Alternatives: "older versions of" or "outdated versions of".
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The Oscar-winning film-maker said the original cast did not look old enough to play ageing versions of Rent Boy, Sick Boy and Begbie, despite Welsh's novel being set only a decade after Trainspotting.
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Nigel Planer strikes the right note of self-irony as Pop, an ageing version of Neil the hippie.
Fletcher is played with bullish, pop-eyed belligerence by JK Simmons, wearing black jeans and black T-shirt of a style that was cool for youngsters in Fletcher's own distant youth: weirdly, he looks like an ageing version of the gay teen hipster in Clueless.
That is a tiny fraction of the market, but still represents more than a million users, many who use aging versions of Netscape.
The star found by the Ruiz-Lapuente team is an aging version of our sun.
Mr. Evans himself, now 72, is like an aging version of Austin Powers, or Captain America, a living anachronism with a mission.
Properly speaking, it ought to be ricotta salata, a hard, salty, aged version of the soft, creamy fresh stuff found in tubs next to the mascarpone.
A tall comforting presence, long white curls like an aging version of Michelangelo's David, when Charles spoke we heard a sage of old, albeit a smiling sage.
Hinestroza's research applies nanotechnology to textiles, making new-age versions of old technologies.
His critique of New Age versions of Buddhism as narcissistic was poorly phrased, and instantly misunderstood; yet even this gaffe provided an occasion for fruitful dialogue.
Admirers of the Dude are already dangerously close to becoming Internet-age versions of Parrotheads, the weekend-warrior Jimmy Buffett fans who tip back margaritas — and embarrass their children — while wearing flip-flops, board shorts, Hawaiian shirts and coconut bras.
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