yore

as in past
the events or experience of former times my favorite stories are about gallant knights and fair maidens in the days of yore

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Recent Examples of yore Although there is no way to know why these ancient people were consuming such powerful drugs, Ms. Guerra-Doce noted that the boxes featured patterns that present-day humans might interpret as psychedelic inspired — a series of concentric circles suggesting the hypnotic bull’s-eye drawings of yore. Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023 Head here to get his reviews, including a dog that delivered in the clutch, like the Miggy of yore, and a taco that failed to, like the … y’know what, nevermind. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2023 Like the Arianators or Lambs of yore, what should the Jeff heads call themselves? Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023 And like the Vanderbilts of yore, the Ambanis don’t seem to give a hoot. Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for yore
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  • This temporal blurring between past and present is echoed in the structure of the installation itself, which creates a kind of time loop between the two films, shuttling the viewer between the immediate danger of the war’s outbreak and the lingering trauma of its memory.
    Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Six of Cups asks you to revisit your past—not to dwell, but to reclaim lost parts of yourself.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Yore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yore. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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