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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Recent Examples of past
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2025
While its job is to uncover the truth, the case drags Turner far beyond standard investigation, deep into the park's remote wilderness and his own troubled past.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 22 July 2025
Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 21 July 2025
Billy Ray is also stepfather to Tish’s two kids from a past relationship, daughter Brandi and son Trace.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 July 2025
Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
Walking in, past the foyer, the restaurant opens to a room with booths and table seating.
—Zuri Primos
july 22, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
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Noun
The environment of present-day Alberta is radically different from its Cretaceous Era past.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2025
While its job is to uncover the truth, the case drags Turner far beyond standard investigation, deep into the park's remote wilderness and his own troubled past.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 22 July 2025
Adjective
Unlike past seasons of Bachelor in Paradise, however, there was a twist that occurred halfway through that changed the history of the show (and Bachelor Nation) forever.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 21 July 2025
Billy Ray is also stepfather to Tish’s two kids from a past relationship, daughter Brandi and son Trace.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 July 2025
Preposition
Until then, Southwest is not accepting reservations past Jan. 26.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
Walking in, past the foyer, the restaurant opens to a room with booths and table seating.
—Zuri Primos
july 22, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for past
Noun
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Antonia Drew Norton, founder and executive director of Asha Family Services, said the child's homicide was directly tied to the family's history of domestic violence and abuse, as documented in public records.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Montreal artist Valerie Jodoin Keaton’s commission to create a mural for the ground floor space features vintage black-and-white photographs of Montreal’s history.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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The trailer now shows Ashur, a former slave, struggling to be accepted by high society.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
27 July 2025
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Among the attendees were Madison Beer and former Disney Channel star Kyle Massey.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
27 July 2025
Preposition
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Uncertainty looms over the upcoming holiday season, as customers have yet to submit their peak season shipping plans to UPS.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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Kirk West, 58, of Franklin, is charged with theft over $250,000 and was booked into Williamson County Court July 24 on a $1 million bond.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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Innocent bystanders and vacationers have become fill-ins for lifeguards, risking their own lives to help struggling swimmers, with several dying in the process: Parents going in after their children.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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Buxton gets a breather after an eventful week Byron Buxton was out of the lineup Sunday, but only because Baldelli wanted to give him a breather.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Finally, came from an unexpected source: the tiny, stone Presbyterian church that is one of the few surviving structures of the old Fort McDowell.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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The committee is seeking old photographs and historical information about Pea Ridge and the years before there was a newspaper.—
Annette Beard,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
Preposition
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In this biography, former Enquirer and Cincinnati Post sportswriter Bill Koch takes us beyond a tragic football career and reveals Cook the man: his childhood in Chillicothe, his career at the University of Cincinnati and his life after football.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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This city is full of character and that goes well beyond the Kentucky Derby, the Cards and Cats rivalries and even Kentucky bourbon.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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His Fort McDowell Veterans Association uniform hung nearby along with other memorabilia of his Marine service, including a gourd hand-painted with the Marine logo.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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Students in grades 6-12 are also allowed to have cell phones and other personal technology at school and are allowed to use them during lunch and in between classes.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Plain football bias by voting fans and the erstwhile Worldwide Leader in Sports.—
Greg Cote
July 20,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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The gateway to the French Riviera, the city has long been dismissed as a way station to smaller resort towns, the erstwhile stomping grounds of Matisse, Chagall, Baldwin, and Fitzgerald.—
Sloane Crosley,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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“Past.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/past. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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