as in extinct
no longer existing
elderly people reminiscing about bygone fashions
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Recent Examples of bygone
Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Establishment Republicans, wedded to a bygone era, hesitated.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Little of that matters to those anti-NFL folks on TikTok and to others resurrecting the bygone cries of league protesters over the Kaepernick situation.
—Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Prank calls feels like a bygone form of humor, from before the age of Caller ID when people generally ignore pings from unknown numbers.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
One of the more traditional moves involved Will Wade, also a show-cause casualty from a now seemingly bygone era, parlaying success at McNeese to return to the big time, at North Carolina State of the ACC.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Establishment Republicans, wedded to a bygone era, hesitated.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Little of that matters to those anti-NFL folks on TikTok and to others resurrecting the bygone cries of league protesters over the Kaepernick situation.
—Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Prank calls feels like a bygone form of humor, from before the age of Caller ID when people generally ignore pings from unknown numbers.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bygone
Adjective
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An international team of researchers has found that these creatures would stalk and hunt in the Caribbean islands millions of years after similar predators went extinct on the South American mainland.—
Ashley Belanger – May 16,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
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Five years ago, alula, a beautiful plant found only on coastal cliff habitats on Kauai and Niihau, Hawaii, was declared extinct in the wild.—
Megan Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Simone and Ethan's relationship continues on rocky footing when her traumatic past is revisited, including her experience in foster care after the death of her mother, the subsequent unraveling of her father’s mental state and her fraught relationship with him.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Thus, not coincidentally, Idaho has witnessed a major increase in wealth compared to its past.—
Andrew DePietro,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Only Williams, McLaren, Ferrari, Sauber (through all its guises), and the defunct operations of Lotus and Tyrrell remain ahead.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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The Idaho Cobalt Project is a model: a defunct mine site brought back into operation to extract minerals while also helping clean up legacy pollution.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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In some cases, events that generate more interest in a player from baseball’s yesteryears can be a real boon, too.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
14 May 2025
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For a touch of yesteryear in your kitchen, Smeg appliances hold a special place in our retro-loving hearts.—
Sarah Madaus,
Architectural Digest,
21 Mar. 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 28 May. 2025.
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