as in extinct
no longer existing
elderly people reminiscing about bygone fashions
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Recent Examples of bygone
Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Some of us are tripping the light fantastic to bygone epochs entirely.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
But someday, this fancy bicycle will also exist as a relic of a bygone era, stored away in a basement, inspiring wonder and awe from those who gaze at its out-of-date technology.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Arguably, in a time where many historic distilleries have closed and traditional production methods have evolved, Việt's bottles serve as liquid libraries of techniques and flavors from bygone eras.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Some of us are tripping the light fantastic to bygone epochs entirely.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Once a rarity, a Porsche fetching more than seven figures at auction is becoming an increasingly common occurrence, especially for bygone-era cars with plenty of racing provenance attached.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
But someday, this fancy bicycle will also exist as a relic of a bygone era, stored away in a basement, inspiring wonder and awe from those who gaze at its out-of-date technology.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bygone
Adjective
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Fossil remains have led to the identification of an extinct rhinoceros that lived about 23 million years ago.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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This is the third such species that has earned this label since 2020, when scientists declared the pillar coral functionally extinct.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In The Mayor of Casterbridge, his 1886 novel about a man who attempts to outflank the great error of his past, the English writer Thomas Hardy offers an interpersonal version of the geopolitical misconstructions Westad articulates.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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To us, Nottoway’s transformation in the 1980s – from a brutal site of enslavement to a luxury resort and wedding venue – represented the Southern plantation tourist industry’s tendency to whitewash our past.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The contest was conceived by Grange officials as a fun family activity and an ode to Ramona’s agricultural past, said Karen Carlson, who reorganized the defunct organization earlier this year.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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In a filing on Friday, the nearly-defunct federal body sought summary judgment in NPR’s lawsuit against the organization over its decision to appropriate funding for satellite distribution to a select group of NPR member stations before the CPB ceases operations.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The designer celebrated his 10th anniversary show Sept. 9 and kicked off a busy fashion season with an ode to yesteryear.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Taco Bell is reaching into the back of its virtual pantry and pulling out five discontinued items from yesteryear, such as Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos and Chili Cheese Burritos.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
8 Sep. 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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Not only are the views, of course, often repulsive, but the actual form of argument is not argument… That’s what interests me, that even the most basic principles that people have worked on for 2,000 years to establish what a fact means…gone.—
Josh Zajdman,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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Al-Khatib’s home an d almost everything his family owned is long gone.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Bygone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bygone. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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