as in past
the events or experience of former times
the simple games of yesteryear that kept children entertained for hours
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Employing a fictional slasher movie of yesteryear as the portal into a conversation about self and desire, this is heady, strange stuff, frustrating at times but captivating in both its confusion and its honesty.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Like the Kings and Blackhawks and Penguins and Lightning of yesteryear, the Avs have reached a different level, in rarefied air currently occupied by only Florida and Edmonton.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Alternatively, vintage-looking brass and polished nickel frames hark back to the bathrooms of yesteryear.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
This is an Algarve of yesteryear… Save time once back at the hotel to visit Luma, the small spa where therapist Cristina delivers life-changing massages or just plunge into one of the two small rooftop pools, and admire Tavira’s beautiful skyline.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Like the Kings and Blackhawks and Penguins and Lightning of yesteryear, the Avs have reached a different level, in rarefied air currently occupied by only Florida and Edmonton.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Alternatively, vintage-looking brass and polished nickel frames hark back to the bathrooms of yesteryear.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
This is an Algarve of yesteryear… Save time once back at the hotel to visit Luma, the small spa where therapist Cristina delivers life-changing massages or just plunge into one of the two small rooftop pools, and admire Tavira’s beautiful skyline.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yesteryear
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The Loman family home isn’t depicted in a literal fashion but instead fluidly suggested in a warehouse space that allows the actors to move unfetteredly between past and present.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Two hundred and fifty years into the national experiment, however, this would mean that the future looks ever more like the distant past.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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“Yesteryear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yesteryear. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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