as in extinct
no longer existing
we know that Renaissance artwork only through copies made by other artists, the original painting being nonextant
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Adjective
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The upside is that there are some species that can help fill the role of some of these species that are going extinct.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025 -
Centuries after the massive ancestor of modern-day cattle went extinct, a new breed is being released in Denmark to rewild the terrain.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
20 Aug. 2025
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The old engine room, while defunct, has been left largely untouched and is open to visitors.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Whether a company gains new control over an established brand, turns its focus toward an underutilized distillery, or revives an old, defunct brand like Rosebank, that distillery’s portfolio is often revamped and reintroduced to the market with new branding and packaging.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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On April 13, 2024, while stopping a Detroit woman in a school parking lot in Melvindale for expired plates and no insurance, Furman allegedly tasered the woman while forcing her out of her vehicle.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Food producers from Connecticut and nearby states send pallets of expired bread, popcorn, cereal and other products; they’re fed into the system, and the resulting feed is sold to New England farms.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
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The area, which also includes the Mann Chinese Theater with its famous footprints of departed stars, also has the classic El Capitan theater, owned by Disney.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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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
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“Nonextant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonextant. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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