Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonextant
Adjective
  • The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The species went virtually extinct elsewhere.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Spirit Halloween won't be moving back into the defunct Towne Mall.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • New Jersey's infamous Staub was most famously arrested with six kilos of cocaine and $16,000 in cash, according to court documents obtained by the now-defunct Gawker.
    Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Al-Khatib’s home an d almost everything his family owned is long gone.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • His only local court citation, for an expired registration tag, was dismissed in 1998.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • One drew an expired-time corner at the end of the first quarter.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Owner Jason Boso fixed that, infusing $2 million into the 10-year-old bar on better bathrooms, a covered section of the patio and a re-done kitchen.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
Adjective
  • But with Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac taking the majority of the shots instead of the departed Paul George and a rehabilitating Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers score 45.9 percent of their points in the paint (fifth in NBA).
    Law Murray, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
  • These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.
    Rachel King, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Nonextant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonextant. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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