as in extinct
no longer existing
elderly people reminiscing about bygone fashions
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Recent Examples of bygone
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025
Childhood under threat As a child worker, Miss Huang might seem like an uncanny ghost of a bygone era of childhood.
—Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
In the era of ubiquitous smartphones and omnichannel social media presence, business cards, once viewed as an essential tool of successful networking, have begun to seem like quaint relics of a bygone era.
—Benjamin Claeys, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris play characters carved out of granite — monuments of a bygone era that maybe should be swept aside by civility and industrialization.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Photo : Darin Schnabel, courtesy of RM Sotheby's The interior is evocative of a bygone era where toggle switches were standard and seat belts were optional.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025
Childhood under threat As a child worker, Miss Huang might seem like an uncanny ghost of a bygone era of childhood.
—Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
In the era of ubiquitous smartphones and omnichannel social media presence, business cards, once viewed as an essential tool of successful networking, have begun to seem like quaint relics of a bygone era.
—Benjamin Claeys, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris play characters carved out of granite — monuments of a bygone era that maybe should be swept aside by civility and industrialization.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bygone
Adjective
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Overall, the extinct species showed far less diversity than the modern ones.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2025
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In 1954, Kritsky said, all of Brood XI went extinct.—
Mary Carole McCauley,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The kidnapping culminated with Braeburn attacking Chimney (Kenneth Choi) and ultimately shot dead by Athena (Angela Bassett) — but not before exposing the missing persons detective's multiple personalities and painful past.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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This traditional guesthouse, built in the hanok style with curved roofs and wooden architecture, offers a glimpse into Korea’s rich cultural past.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The song was inspired by both a defunct Minneapolis bar as well as the birth of Wilson’s daughter.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2025
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The data hoarders collect zines, manuals, family photos, old television shows, and defunct websites—just about everything digital or digitizable at risk of disappearance.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Browse According to Category: Berkshires Hotels | Private Homes City: Richmond, Massachusetts Set upon a 20-acre bucolic hillside property, this restored Georgian-Federalist residence transports you to yesteryear—to 1792 to be exact.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Architectural Digest,
5 Mar. 2025
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As a striker, Delap is a throwback to yesteryear, but with a deft touch.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Three sisters spun, in myth and lore, The Fates, the Norns, of ancient yore.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
30 Oct. 2024
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Lost tapes, warped vinyl records, and scratched CDs have historically been the relics of hip-hop yore.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2023
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 25 Mar. 2025.
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