yores

noun

plural of yore
as in pasts
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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  1. pasts
  2. histories
Noun
  • As Ruben and Gus form an unlikely friendship, the bond is jeopardized when both men’s pasts threaten to catch up with them.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • A number of pasts—Dutch, Puritan English, and revolutionary era—have been subsumed in the telling, and the changes Rip finds on returning to his village suggest Irving’s own ambivalence about the direction the United States was taking.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of pasts
Noun
  • To see if those different histories made the monkeys more germophobic, the researchers presented individuals with two tasty treats — grapes.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The duo shared an apartment and both had extensive criminal histories, including theft and financial scams, across various states.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of histories
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“Yores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yores. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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