has-beens

plural of has-been
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
  • These once-humble activities are reclaiming their place not as quaint relics, but as powerful tools for well-being.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Louvre houses over 33,000 works spanning antiquities, sculpture, and painting — from Mesopotamian artifacts and Egyptian relics to masterpieces by European artists.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • Sample collection lasted about three to four years just for Cretaceous rocks, while another four to five were spent on the overlying rock that shows when mammals lived at the site after the dinosaurs went extinct.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • How did Indigenous people in North America interpret fossils of dinosaurs and other long-extinct animals?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Has-beens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/has-beens. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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