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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This South African antelope went extinct around 1800 after being hunted during the colonial era.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026 -
Since announcing its project to bring back the woolly mammoth in 2021, Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to de-extinct two birds, the dodo and the moa, the Australian thylacine or Tasmanian tiger and the dire wolf.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The effort went a long way to differentiating the retailer from Walmart and the now-defunct Sears and Kmart as well as department stores, dollar stores and offpricers.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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And the environmentalist work of Jennie Turner Garlington, his youngest child, has included serving as trustee of the Turner Foundation, on the boards of other wildlife conservation organizations and as a CNN TV producer for the network's now-defunct Environment Unit.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Officers found Tong and confirmed his identity by using his expired MSU student ID.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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In January, he was arrested for driving with an expired registration.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Greg Abel is wasting little time putting his stamp on Berkshire Hathaway ’s investment portfolio, reportedly moving to unwind positions tied to the departed lieutenant Todd Combs.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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That mirrors the likely total awaiting the 10 Pac-12 legacy schools now scattered across the Big 12, Big Ten and ACC. Of the departed contingent, only Arizona is a lock to make the NCAA Tournament field as an at-large team.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Nonextant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonextant. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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