whilom

adjective

Definition of whilomnext
as in former
having been such at some previous time pointedly ignored the whilom friends who had turned on her

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  1. former
  2. erstwhile
  3. old
  4. other
Adjective
  • Trump said he's taken more than 100 congratulatory calls from his former and future counterparts since the November election.
    Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Lake, a former TV broadcaster who narrowly lost the 2022 gubernatorial race, has been a prominent surrogate for Trump’s presidential campaign, appearing in Iowa and New Hampshire, and has been mentioned as a possible vice-presidential pick.
    Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of former
Adjective
  • In the gray daylight of the first days of Syria’s freedom, its citizens appear so far to be behaving not like unrestrained madmen but like traumatized, decent people worthy of their liberty, delivered even by an erstwhile jihadist.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement The rapid advance by insurgents is a stunning reversal of fortunes for Syria’s President Bashar Assad, who appears to be largely on his own, with erstwhile allies preoccupied with other conflicts.
    Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of erstwhile
Adjective
  • The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • By contrast, the prospect of citizenships and alliances—and perhaps conquests or crusades—structured around the opinions, beliefs, and subjective identities of ordinary people in times of peace would require a new (or very old) conception of empire.
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of old
Adjective
  • Join 1 other in the comments View Comments CNN has reached out to these companies, along with Stanley, for comment on the nationwide recall.
    Karina Tsui, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The lawsuit, which was filed on October 2, 2024, targets NASCAR and its Chairman, Jim France, accusing the organization of monopolization tactics that benefit the France family financially and disadvantage teams, fans, and other stakeholders.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Whilom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whilom. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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