as in extinct
no longer existing
those bypast days when gasoline was cheap
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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 -
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
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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
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
Adjective
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More than any of his movie star peers, Cruise seems aware that someone has to symbolize an increasingly bygone era of filmmaking, to be this century’s Charlie Chaplin.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news When arsenic is mentioned, many people associate it with a bygone poison.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Ting’s Filipino Bistro 10 critical violations in an April 29 routine inspection 405 Main St. An inspector discovered a bottle of expired cocktail sauce sitting on top of the water heater at the River Market restaurant.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
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Clean out the expired sunscreen first before attempting to recycle the container.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2025
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“Bypast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypast. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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