BYGONES Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

bygones

noun

plural of bygone

as in yesteryears

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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

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As the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris’ newfound bond with a pair of students (Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas) threatens to send everyone’s trip sideways.

— Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
A number of pasts—Dutch, Puritan English, and revolutionary era—have been subsumed in the telling, and the changes Rip finds on returning to his village suggest Irving’s own ambivalence about the direction the United States was taking.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

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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

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