bygones

noun

plural of bygone
as in yesteryears

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  1. yesteryears
  2. pasts
  3. yesterdays
Noun
  • Non-manufacturing teams are spending more time in the plants than ever, and executive visits happen more regularly over the big, scripted affairs of yesteryears.
    — Breana Noble, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Definition of yesteryears
Noun
  • Each candidate has faced controversy, and all have spoken about their pasts with CBS News Chicago.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The residents of the graveyard rehash their pasts obsessively, ritualistically, and all the time.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of pasts
Noun
  • The two candidates who advance to the general election would be wise to offer Californians a hope for the future that doesn’t call back to our yesterdays.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • Today, as in all of mankind’s yesterdays, guarantees this type of song will never go out of style.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of yesterdays
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