as in extinct
no longer existing
elderly people reminiscing about bygone fashions
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Recent Examples of bygone
Tim Golden, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
Among the carnage wrought by the devastating Palisades fire were two pieces of California history dating to a bygone era.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The calming voice of a bygone narrator from Radio Days plays over a rich color palette of the Mushroom Kingdom.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Excerpt Excerpt: Up, Up, & Away Jonah Keri In Up, Up, & Away, author Jonah Keri recounts the history of the bygone Montreal Expos and his connection to the team.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Homes in that bygone Palisades could still be had for less than $100,000.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
Among the carnage wrought by the devastating Palisades fire were two pieces of California history dating to a bygone era.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The calming voice of a bygone narrator from Radio Days plays over a rich color palette of the Mushroom Kingdom.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Excerpt Excerpt: Up, Up, & Away Jonah Keri In Up, Up, & Away, author Jonah Keri recounts the history of the bygone Montreal Expos and his connection to the team.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bygone
Adjective
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Panda haters often argue that the billions of dollars that are spent to prevent them from going extinct would be better allocated to saving more adaptable species.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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But, interbreeding would change the human genome, which likely continued until Neanderthals went extinct around 40,000 years ago.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There’s the tightly wound mom, Rebekah (Lucy Liu); the depressed dad, Chris (Chris Sullivan), who’s distracted by some unspecified transgression in his past; and two teenage kids: Tyler (Eddy Maday) and Chloe (Callina Liang), both of whom are mourning the recent, tragic loss of a friend.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
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This watch is a celebration of the history of Cartier, and one that successfully reclaims its watchmaking past.—
Blake Buettner,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The ships, built 30 years ago to sail the St. Lawrence Seaway, were first overhauled in 2019 under the Victory name by the now defunct American Queen Voyages.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
23 Jan. 2025
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Bush chose Moody a year later to serve on the Board of Regents, the defunct governing body for the state’s university system.—
Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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While some stars went modern with their looks (Naomi Watts and Tilda Swinton both delivered on that front), nominees like Mikey Madison, Margaret Qualley, and Amy Adams all were visions straight of Hollywood's yesteryear.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
6 Jan. 2025
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Bringing Downey back at the center of a gigantic crossover is a much riskier move into yesteryear.—
Darren Franich,
Vulture,
31 July 2024
Noun
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Three sisters spun, in myth and lore, The Fates, the Norns, of ancient yore.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
30 Oct. 2024
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Lost tapes, warped vinyl records, and scratched CDs have historically been the relics of hip-hop yore.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2023
Adjective
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
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“Bygone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bygone. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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