as in history
the events or experience of former times
we spent a pleasant evening recalling the past together
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as in former
having been such at some previous time
a past editor of the newspaper
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as in over
on or to the farther side of
I drive past the school every day
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
And how can Amelia have a past with Owen, a baby with Link and a flirtation with Monica, and still have so little actual story?
Hit the comments with your answers and any TV Qs of your own!
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2024
Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Remind her of past successes, her unique strengths, and her capacity to learn and grow.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 13 Oct. 2024
Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
The two play lovers in Netflix's new romance film, which takes place amid an idyllic Moroccan backdrop and stars Dern, 57, as Katherine, a famous author trying to get past her writer's block (and some inner demons) in a less-distracting environment, away from home.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Disclaimer tells the story of a successful documentarian, Catherine (Blanchett), whose elegant life is upended by the arrival of a novel on her doorstep that seems to be telling the story of an unsavory chapter from her past.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
And how can Amelia have a past with Owen, a baby with Link and a flirtation with Monica, and still have so little actual story?
Hit the comments with your answers and any TV Qs of your own!
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
For instance, sharing a giggle about a silly past fight, or turning a once heated point of contention into an inside joke.
Affiliative.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Remind her of past successes, her unique strengths, and her capacity to learn and grow.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 13 Oct. 2024
Preposition
The naloxone barreled past hair and mucus before sliding between the man’s skin cells.
—Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
The two play lovers in Netflix's new romance film, which takes place amid an idyllic Moroccan backdrop and stars Dern, 57, as Katherine, a famous author trying to get past her writer's block (and some inner demons) in a less-distracting environment, away from home.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Past.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/past. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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