as in defunct
no longer existing
a few overgrown ruins are all that remain of that once mighty but now extinct civilization
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Recent Examples of extinct
Those who served as winners in the military are almost extinct.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Types Of Chocolate Cosmos Until relatively recently, chocolate cosmos was thought to be extinct in the wild and the only available plants were produced through cuttings and root (tuber) divisions.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
In the Mendip Hills of southwestern England, a pine marten, considered locally extinct for over 100 years, was caught on a trail camera.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Joaquinraptor casali lived between 66 and 70 million years ago, around the time when the dinosaurs went extinct.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Types Of Chocolate Cosmos Until relatively recently, chocolate cosmos was thought to be extinct in the wild and the only available plants were produced through cuttings and root (tuber) divisions.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
In the Mendip Hills of southwestern England, a pine marten, considered locally extinct for over 100 years, was caught on a trail camera.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Joaquinraptor casali lived between 66 and 70 million years ago, around the time when the dinosaurs went extinct.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinct
Adjective
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The fraternity says the chapter no longer exists and was defunct when Larsen sued.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Unlike Starlink’s self-burning design, uncontrolled debris from defunct satellites and rocket stages could survive atmospheric reentry and land on Earth.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Al-Khatib’s home an d almost everything his family owned is long gone.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 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
Adjective
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Dash cam footage of the officer’s killing played in the courtroom showed Rocha shooting Vasquez three times with an AR-15, including two misfires, during a traffic stop on July 19, 2022, after being pulled over for expired tags.—
PJ Green
October 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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Towing companies must now accept credit cards and cannot tow due to an expired parking permit or registration, reported The Connecticut Mirror.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Skrmetti's office did not respond to questions about what law change or court decision rendered the opinion obsolete.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Oct. 2025
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From tracking to orchestrating Benko argued that traditional supply chain management models—often built around linear, point-to-point connections—are quickly becoming obsolete.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Extinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinct. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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