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
The bar regulars bravely pursue love and music in the face of addiction, poverty, and haunting pasts.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
The result was a reunion that finally provided (mostly) satisfying questions and answers about participants’ pasts and presents instead of dancing around topics.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
And miss all the drinking and crying about their pasts?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Courtesy Janis Hayes Some patient lawsuits have accused cosmetic surgery companies of hiring doctors who lacked adequate training or had troubled pasts, and of using high-pressure sales tactics and misleading advertising pitches that downplay safety risks, federal and state court records show.
—Fred Schulte, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
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.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 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
Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
The result was a reunion that finally provided (mostly) satisfying questions and answers about participants’ pasts and presents instead of dancing around topics.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
And miss all the drinking and crying about their pasts?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Courtesy Janis Hayes Some patient lawsuits have accused cosmetic surgery companies of hiring doctors who lacked adequate training or had troubled pasts, and of using high-pressure sales tactics and misleading advertising pitches that downplay safety risks, federal and state court records show.
—Fred Schulte, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
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.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasts
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For those of us looking to glimpse behind that glamorous curtain, here are a few novels and histories that help contextualize an American obsession.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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Jews and Muslims in America share so much in common, from our foundational religious narratives to our immigrant histories.—
Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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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
Cite this Entry
“Pasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasts. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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