as in extinct
no longer existing
those bypast days when gasoline was cheap
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Since its passing, not a single marine mammal species in U.S. waters has gone extinct, even as use of the ocean has increased.—
Ryan Green,
Scientific American,
6 Aug. 2025 -
Meanwhile, pensions are largely extinct except in government, 401(k)s are too often spotty as replacements, and rent absorbs a huge chunk of paychecks for those without equity.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Associated Press What To Know The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Washington of escalating tensions by testing, producing and moving systems once banned under the defunct Intermediate‑Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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The owner of a defunct Leominster used car dealership cashed a nearly $1.4 million IRS refund check that wasn’t meant for him, federal prosecutors allege.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
2 Aug. 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
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The bygone state revenues and rising costs, due in large part to inflation and economic instability, have contributed to HHC's operating deficit of nearly $100 million for next year, interim CFO James Simpson said during a July 29 board meeting.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
12 Aug. 2025
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Drifting between moving-image formats and collaging local textures and bygone voices, Oscar Ruiz Navia’s film reflects on loss and mourning as experiences of temporal dislocation.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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On April 13, 2024, while stopping a Detroit woman in a school parking lot in Melvindale for expired plates and no insurance, Furman allegedly tasered the woman while forcing her out of her vehicle.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The air traffic control worker who went by Lilian, discussed the incident in a TikTok video, saying the child was prohibited from flying because of his expired passport.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Bypast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypast. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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