whilom

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Adjective
  • The post appeared to refer to PACs supporting former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and that are funded in large part by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has contributed $8.3 million to the effort to elect Cuomo.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
  • Here’s where the focus lies on offense. QBs coach Mark Brunell: Hendon Hooker An obvious one here, but Hooker is the most important developmental task for Brunell — a former NFL QB himself.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Trump’s reelection dashed the view that his first presidency was a mere aberration, and his second administration’s early, seismic actions on global trade, skepticism toward allies, and affection for erstwhile adversaries have already changed the United States’ role and image in the world.
    REBECCA LISSNER, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • As an early example of this, Stephen Griffin, a constitutional law professor at Tulane Law School, points to the Quasi War, a limited naval conflict between the fledgling U.S. and its erstwhile Revolutionary War ally, France.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • The departing older president, the incoming younger Kennedy.
    Dr. Richard Fichman, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
  • While older South Koreans remain most at risk, suicide is now the leading cause of death for those aged 10 to 39.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • Wyden, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and other senior Democrats made parliamentarian inquiries on the floor Sunday afternoon to set up a later challenge to the Republican baseline.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 June 2025
  • Owen shares other stories, including personal accounts of people who have passed away, to remember them and raise awareness about their deaths.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 29 June 2025
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“Whilom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whilom. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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