as in extinct
no longer existing
those bypast days when gasoline was cheap
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Sharks, rays, and chimaeras are among the most threatened vertebrate groups on the planet, second only to amphibians; according to the IUCN Red List, 37% of these species are at risk of extinction (and one species is already extinct).—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
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Other extinct branches of the tree of life included Hawaiian honeyeater birds of the family Mohoidae and the Dinornithormes order which grouped giant flightless birds such as New Zealand’s moas.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Pundits have always dominated the ranks of posters on social media, but now the masses of silent followers are declining, and continued posting risks preaching to accounts of the converted, the disengaged, or the defunct.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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Befriended by the aged proprietor of a now defunct Greek coast restaurant, the hen becomes an unwitting witness of human misery – greed, migrant trafficking, revenge upon revenge.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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By reprogramming ordinary cells—like skin fibroblasts—into stem cells, scientists hope to create eggs and sperm from individuals long gone.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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But at 42-years-young, Verlander ended a game with a pitch count of 121 — a relic of a bygone era.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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Guests feel transported to a bygone era while enjoying all the comforts of modern luxury.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Ukraine is counting missiles while Washington counts down expired deadlines.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The wire transfer to seal the deal never went through, Spin CEO Jimmy Hutcheson says, a move that confounded the management team at the publisher as the window to close expired.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Bypast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypast. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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