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
While a number of big players have now moved their major launches to the spring — and splashy destination locales — Place Vendôme cornerstones and newer signatures made good use of the moment to showcase storied pasts, creative chops and new ways of working.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
Season 3 picks up following the Season 2 finale cliffhanger, which found Emily and Sam finally sharing a romantic moment and agreeing to be honest about their pasts.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
More information regarding Ciara and Oliver’s hedonistic, erotic relationship and their respective pasts is revealed.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
But more than 32,000 families of Pell Grant recipients who graduated from or left the 41 schools in the recent pasts were struck with Parent PLUS loans, with a median debt load of about $30,000 each, the report said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Destin Daniel Cretton's debut feature concerns a group of counselors (headed by Brie Larson's Grace) at a home for at-risk teens who must deal with their own traumatic pasts while shepherding their patients to a brighter future.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
For the past 10 years Ai has lived in Germany, the UK and now Portugal, never once setting foot in his native country, where people with far less controversial pasts have faced arbitrary detention.
—Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
In countries with authoritarian pasts, particularly, a democratic approach to business can encourage democracy beyond the business itself.
—Midhat Zwayen, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
As suspicion mounts, both women must navigate lies, danger, and their own pasts to survive—and find the truth.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
Season 3 picks up following the Season 2 finale cliffhanger, which found Emily and Sam finally sharing a romantic moment and agreeing to be honest about their pasts.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
More information regarding Ciara and Oliver’s hedonistic, erotic relationship and their respective pasts is revealed.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
But more than 32,000 families of Pell Grant recipients who graduated from or left the 41 schools in the recent pasts were struck with Parent PLUS loans, with a median debt load of about $30,000 each, the report said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Destin Daniel Cretton's debut feature concerns a group of counselors (headed by Brie Larson's Grace) at a home for at-risk teens who must deal with their own traumatic pasts while shepherding their patients to a brighter future.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
For the past 10 years Ai has lived in Germany, the UK and now Portugal, never once setting foot in his native country, where people with far less controversial pasts have faced arbitrary detention.
—Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
In countries with authoritarian pasts, particularly, a democratic approach to business can encourage democracy beyond the business itself.
—Midhat Zwayen, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
As suspicion mounts, both women must navigate lies, danger, and their own pasts to survive—and find the truth.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasts
Noun
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Or so the story goes, according to many histories of the Argentinian avant-garde.—
Daniel R. Quiles,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Other Aztec dance groups – some whose histories stretch back more than half a century — are also thriving along the West Coast, from Washington state down to Sacramento, Oakland, Salinas and San Diego.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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My poetry began as a father’s sly growl, became a spectacle on a rickety stage washed in limelight, and now is a 70-year-old woman’s walk back into a thousand yesterdays.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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As noted in yesterdays’ newsletter, O’Hearn is 4-for-5 with two home runs and two doubles against lefties.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Pasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasts. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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