as in extinct
no longer existing
those bypast days when gasoline was cheap
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Adjective
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The pygmy hippopotamus, once thought to surface in the swamps, is believed to be extinct.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Maryland leaders are considering a bill that would make the extinct megalodon the official state shark.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The powerful owners of a payday lending company faced a crisis in March 2021 when their other business, a now-defunct sports gambling operation, was under investigation by Tennessee regulators.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Why borrowers are still in SAVE There are several reasons so many borrowers remain in the defunct SAVE plan, said Nancy Nierman, assistant director of the Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program in New York.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In some ways, this year’s Sweet 16 is a throwback to an increasingly bygone era.—
Dave Skretta,
Twin Cities,
23 Mar. 2026
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Some of the set works in her bygone church basement routines.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Middle-aged adults with Obamacare plans acutely feel the pinch of the expired subsidies, because the ACA allows insurers to charge adults in their 60s up to three times as much for premiums as those in their 20s, who generally use fewer medical services.—
Sam Whitehead,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Middle-aged adults with Obamacare plans acutely feel the pinch of the expired subsidies, because the ACA allows insurers to charge adults in their 60s up to three times as much for premiums as those in their 20s, who generally use fewer medical services.—
Sam Whitehead,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Bypast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypast. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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