as in extinct
no longer existing
elderly people reminiscing about bygone fashions
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Recent Examples of bygone
Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
After traveling in an RV for two years and tracing Route 66 to places such as Chicago and Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park—and now living a block off Route 66 in Oklahoma City—I’ve developed an affection for this bygone byway.
—Matt Kirouac, AFAR Media, 31 July 2025
Chekhov’s stories remind me of the futility of holding onto stories that hold rigidly onto a bygone past.
—Philip Metres
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Albania offers the beauty of Europe, the hospitality of a bygone era, and a rare welcome mat for Americans who want to slow down, save money, and experience something authentic.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Noun
The latest small decline is one in a series that is eroding the nation's ability to keep bygone infectious diseases at bay.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
After traveling in an RV for two years and tracing Route 66 to places such as Chicago and Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park—and now living a block off Route 66 in Oklahoma City—I’ve developed an affection for this bygone byway.
—Matt Kirouac, AFAR Media, 31 July 2025
Chekhov’s stories remind me of the futility of holding onto stories that hold rigidly onto a bygone past.
—Philip Metres
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Albania offers the beauty of Europe, the hospitality of a bygone era, and a rare welcome mat for Americans who want to slow down, save money, and experience something authentic.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bygone
Adjective
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Since its passing, not a single marine mammal species in U.S. waters has gone extinct, even as use of the ocean has increased.—
Ryan Green,
Scientific American,
6 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, pensions are largely extinct except in government, 401(k)s are too often spotty as replacements, and rent absorbs a huge chunk of paychecks for those without equity.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Calvin Harris dribbled inside the penalty area and was taken down, then as Rapids players pleaded for a penalty and Atlanta defenders looked to the referee to deny it, Navarro drove a ball past keeper Brad Guzan’s feet.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
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The season 3 finale wraps with a medical miracle, a potential departure, and a surprise visitor from Maggie's past.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Associated Press What To Know The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Washington of escalating tensions by testing, producing and moving systems once banned under the defunct Intermediate‑Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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The owner of a defunct Leominster used car dealership cashed a nearly $1.4 million IRS refund check that wasn’t meant for him, federal prosecutors allege.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Why not stay and stand up for what’s real, for what really matters, than flee to a fake memory of a rose-colored yesteryear?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
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For the second time in less than a year, Jake Paul battered a long-past-his-prime boxing champion from yesteryear.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The Kendall Jenner summer school of style has steadily been banking the season’s buzziest trends: Sheer dresses and polka dots on the beach, the Gen-X boot and jean tuck, the ‘tomato girl’ aesthetic of summer’s yore even in the mix.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 July 2025
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Three sisters spun, in myth and lore, The Fates, the Norns, of ancient yore.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
30 Oct. 2024
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 21 Aug. 2025.
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