as in extinct
no longer existing
those bypast days when gasoline was cheap
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Adjective
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Today, four are extinct and seven are endangered or threatened.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Bitter Guana Cay in the Bahamas is home to the rare Exuma Island iguana, a nearly extinct species found nowhere else in the world.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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By creating high-fidelity hydrodynamic and chemical models, the team has cleared a major technical hurdle in determining how these defunct sites can be repurposed for Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH).—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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The trucking company has long had a footprint in Boise but is working on moving its sales and service operation 10 minutes south to the now-defunct Boise Factory Outlets mall.—
Mark Dee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 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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Members of Congress, who mostly occupy safe seats and came of age during a bygone political era, may feel that any shift toward Republicans will be short-lived.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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Kikuo and Shunsuke revere kabuki’s bygone giants, who are affixed with that moniker.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Charles had an expired certification necessary to drive a bus at the time of the accident, the family’s lawsuit states, which was known to Transdev.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Reduce clutter by addressing any piles of paper and looking through bathroom products for expired or unused items.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Bypast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypast. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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