Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypast
Adjective
  • Deep-seafloor-dwelling foraminifera, which were far away from the surface and were able to keep feeding on the remains of dead organisms, were mostly fine, but nine out of 10 planktonic species went extinct.
    Tim Vernimmen, JSTOR Daily, 19 June 2025
  • Why experts are worried February 10, 2025 12:19 PM Read Next World ‘Tiny’ creature went extinct in wild decades ago.
    Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • One is even housed in a former Old County Buffet, the now defunct all-you-can-eat restaurant chain which closed its last Illinois restaurant five years ago.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
  • Six years ago, two school executives from the now defunct A3 charter school were embroiled in controversy.
    Windi Eklund, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • The idea that only land invasions can achieve military objectives belongs to a bygone era—one that has cost the United States dearly in blood and treasure.
    David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The findings will be published, and the fragments archived for future academic study, with plans for eventual public display, allowing contemporary audiences to witness these extraordinary artistic legacies from a bygone era.
    Willem Marx, NPR, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Tasks like taking out the trash, tossing expired items from the fridge and pantry, making the bed, and wiping down surfaces often will help maintain a clean house.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
  • The company’s claim that Lightfoot’s pandemic decree cost it millions comes despite the fact a Tribune investigation found the city issued more than 35,000 parking tickets during the time the mayor told motorists they wouldn’t get dinged for parking at expired meters.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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“Bypast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypast. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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