as in histories
the events or experience of former times
we spent a pleasant evening recalling the past together
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Recent Examples of pasts
In this timely and personal film, Hardwicke wanted to capture the lives of skateboarders, artists and musicians who strive to live in freedom while confronting their often-traumatic pasts amid a streetscape sometimes marked by violence, drugs and mental illness.
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Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Throughout the season, secrets about their pasts are revealed, leading to relationships — both familial and romantic — fracturing.
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Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Therapy sessions can be scary, especially the ones that rely on semi-hypnotized journeys into hidden pasts.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
9 June 2026
But even that speculative scheme showed how sophisticated PAU could be in adapting an assortment of seductive pasts.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 June 2026
The two, of course, strike a peace accord and divulge info about their pasts and go on to evaluate their brittle relationships with Diane’s son.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Built atop ancient pre-Columbian sites—such as Huaca Pucllana (a pre-Inca religious shrine), located in the center of the Miraflores neighborhood—the city blends deep Indigenous pasts with colonial and modern influences.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 May 2026
Hannah and Garrett both open up about their pasts individually to other people after finding safe space in each other.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
The innocence of that love becomes something of a foil against which the two women project and interrogate their feelings about their own pasts.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Throughout the season, secrets about their pasts are revealed, leading to relationships — both familial and romantic — fracturing.
—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Therapy sessions can be scary, especially the ones that rely on semi-hypnotized journeys into hidden pasts.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
9 June 2026
But even that speculative scheme showed how sophisticated PAU could be in adapting an assortment of seductive pasts.
—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 June 2026
The two, of course, strike a peace accord and divulge info about their pasts and go on to evaluate their brittle relationships with Diane’s son.
—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Built atop ancient pre-Columbian sites—such as Huaca Pucllana (a pre-Inca religious shrine), located in the center of the Miraflores neighborhood—the city blends deep Indigenous pasts with colonial and modern influences.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 May 2026
Hannah and Garrett both open up about their pasts individually to other people after finding safe space in each other.
—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
The innocence of that love becomes something of a foil against which the two women project and interrogate their feelings about their own pasts.
—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasts
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Many histories of invasive species concern the life-forms that have been intentionally or accidentally introduced from Europe.
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Throughout the book, Pryor asks readers to look beneath and beyond public debates and to confront the histories and experiences that give words their power.
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The two candidates who advance to the general election would be wise to offer Californians a hope for the future that doesn’t call back to our yesterdays.
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Today, as in all of mankind’s yesterdays, guarantees this type of song will never go out of style.
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“Pasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasts. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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