as in relics
one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity
now a has-been, the actor's been reduced to appearing on a third-rate reality show
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Noun
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The property has a special kind of refined, vintage charm, replete with relics like a retro annunciator panel and fun shower tiles that share facts about the city’s history in every bathroom.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025 -
In the years since, the battle’s decisive tactics have been closely studied, but archaeologists from the University of Glasgow and the National Trust for Scotland recently discovered an array of physical relics from the deadly conflict.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It has recently been determined that this family of dinosaurs was heavily feathered—a rare marking on Spike’s wrist might be further evidence of this, Christie’s says.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the series, audiences will learn more about the animals that lived in the Pleistocene era, millions of years after the extinction of the dinosaurs, including the Megalonyx jeffersonii (also known as the snow sloth).—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Has-beens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/has-beens. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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