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
  • Each candidate has faced controversy, and all have spoken about their pasts with CBS News Chicago.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The residents of the graveyard rehash their pasts obsessively, ritualistically, and all the time.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of pasts
Noun
  • Yet much remained unsaid in the Homeland Security news release, including how many deportees had criminal histories and a detailed breakdown of the statistics.
    — Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Figures in a press release do not provide breakdowns of how many people had criminal histories, as previous administrations have reported.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of histories
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“Yores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yores. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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