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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Today, four are extinct and seven are endangered or threatened.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Bitter Guana Cay in the Bahamas is home to the rare Exuma Island iguana, a nearly extinct species found nowhere else in the world.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The French electronic duo is still defunct, unfortunately, but that doesn’t mean Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo are done celebrating their helmeted past.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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What does the decision mean for the trade deals Trump strong-armed other countries into accepting, using his now-defunct tariffs as leverage?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 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
Adjective
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The expired contract’s holdover language would have elapsed on March 31.—
Chase Rogers,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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In response, union officials said they were told multiple programs could be closed, including toxicology, modern languages, museum studies and chemistry — which members could petition against under the expired contract.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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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Pritchard, who’d notched three straight 20-point outings since replacing the departed Anfernee Simons as Boston’s second-unit quarterback, had six points on 2-of-9 shooting and was a minus-27.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Nonextant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonextant. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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