as in past
the events or experience of former times
my favorite stories are about gallant knights and fair maidens in the days of yore
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Recent Examples of yore
Although there is no way to know why these ancient people were consuming such powerful drugs, Ms. Guerra-Doce noted that the boxes featured patterns that present-day humans might interpret as psychedelic inspired — a series of concentric circles suggesting the hypnotic bull’s-eye drawings of yore.
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Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
Head here to get his reviews, including a dog that delivered in the clutch, like the Miggy of yore, and a taco that failed to, like the … y’know what, nevermind.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2023
Like the Arianators or Lambs of yore, what should the Jeff heads call themselves?
—Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
And like the Vanderbilts of yore, the Ambanis don’t seem to give a hoot.
—Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2023
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Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
Head here to get his reviews, including a dog that delivered in the clutch, like the Miggy of yore, and a taco that failed to, like the … y’know what, nevermind.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2023
Like the Arianators or Lambs of yore, what should the Jeff heads call themselves?
—Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
And like the Vanderbilts of yore, the Ambanis don’t seem to give a hoot.
—Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yore
past
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In addition to Ballas, other past and present professional dancers have also served as guest judges — including Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Cheryl Burke, Kym Johnson Herjavec, Allison Holker, Artem Chigvintsev, Jenna Johnson, Karina Smirnoff and Lindsay Arnold.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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But the hotel definitely still has whispers of that same retro spirit, especially because of the nods to the Flamingo’s notorious past.—
Julie Tremaine,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Yore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yore. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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