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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Recent Examples of yesteryear
As a striker, Delap is a throwback to yesteryear, but with a deft touch.
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Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
While some stars went modern with their looks (Naomi Watts and Tilda Swinton both delivered on that front), nominees like Mikey Madison, Margaret Qualley, and Amy Adams all were visions straight of Hollywood's yesteryear.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Bringing Downey back at the center of a gigantic crossover is a much riskier move into yesteryear.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 31 July 2024
With the former, Hauser has crafted a wholly unique collection of garments evocative of his decades of experience in the field (and in the saddle) that harken back to yesteryear.
—Chris Barilla, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
While some stars went modern with their looks (Naomi Watts and Tilda Swinton both delivered on that front), nominees like Mikey Madison, Margaret Qualley, and Amy Adams all were visions straight of Hollywood's yesteryear.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Bringing Downey back at the center of a gigantic crossover is a much riskier move into yesteryear.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 31 July 2024
With the former, Hauser has crafted a wholly unique collection of garments evocative of his decades of experience in the field (and in the saddle) that harken back to yesteryear.
—Chris Barilla, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yesteryear
past
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Playwrights addressed the polis not by dramatizing current events but by recasting tales from the mythological and historic past to sharpen critical thinking on contemporary concerns.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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So much of this book is about this complicated and rather dangerous nostalgia for a past and a community that’s gone forever.—
Dwyer Murphy
June 6,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
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“Yesteryear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yesteryear. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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