yesteryears

noun

plural of yesteryear
as in pasts
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 yesteryears Non-manufacturing teams are spending more time in the plants than ever, and executive visits happen more regularly over the big, scripted affairs of yesteryears. — Breana Noble, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yesteryears
  1. pasts
  2. yesterdays
  3. histories
Noun
  • There’s some wisdom in not having a rape threat hover over ten hours of serialized television, and the shift has opened up some thorny connections between Cady and Anna Bowden, whose pasts continue to intersect in intriguing ways.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • At the same time, small fly-by-night schools have been opened by profiteers and people with problematic pasts or no educational experience.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
Definition of pasts
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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.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • Today, as in all of mankind’s yesterdays, guarantees this type of song will never go out of style.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of yesterdays
Noun
  • Although consumers cannot access the private MLS directly, licensed agents can view information that is not publicly available, including showing instructions, price-change histories and other market data.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Clinicians are increasingly expected to process biomarkers, genetic analyses, cancer screening results, real-time wearable data, and detailed patient histories, and to translate that information into timely, accurate diagnoses and treatment plans.
    — Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of histories

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“Yesteryears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yesteryears. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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