of yesteryear
idiom
literary
: of the past : from a long time ago
the values of yesteryear
radio shows of yesteryear
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Then the camera panned further and revealed Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden — who all starred with Stewart in the X-Men film series of yesteryear — are also coming back into the Marvel fold.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Today’s puffy, metallic cuff bracelets are the modern-day versions of the big, bold, layered bangles of yesteryear.
—Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
The uneasy balance of intentions — re-create famous moments of yesteryear, wedge in vague flavors of resonance — reflects the default tone of corporate progressivism that corporations and progressives both seem tired of now.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
And the demographic realities of falling birth rates and aging populations basically everywhere create new headwinds for public-service provision: Public sectors need to do more and more (and spend more and more) just to keep service provision at the levels of yesteryear.
—Moisés Naím, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Today’s puffy, metallic cuff bracelets are the modern-day versions of the big, bold, layered bangles of yesteryear.
—Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
The uneasy balance of intentions — re-create famous moments of yesteryear, wedge in vague flavors of resonance — reflects the default tone of corporate progressivism that corporations and progressives both seem tired of now.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
And the demographic realities of falling birth rates and aging populations basically everywhere create new headwinds for public-service provision: Public sectors need to do more and more (and spend more and more) just to keep service provision at the levels of yesteryear.
—Moisés Naím, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Of yesteryear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20yesteryear. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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