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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
  • 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
  • Based on its trailer, Wild Horse Nine, which premieres in competition on September 3, seems to find McDonagh back in his sweet spot, helming a pitch-black comedy about two charismatic men wrestling with their dark pasts.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of pasts
Noun
  • These injustices also coalesce with innumerable historical and contemporary global histories of genocide and displacement.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Preserving those rich histories is easier than most American institutions because sports is obsessed with lineage.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of histories
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“Yores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yores. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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