as in extinct
no longer existing
elderly people reminiscing about bygone fashions
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Recent Examples of bygone
Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Quantum technologies have made those challenges and others symbols of a bygone era.
—David Awschalom, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
View gallery - 8 images In an age of sleek EV concepts that talk to the wind, the Chery V23 comes out as a stout reminder of bygone times.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
With the effects of that 2016 election continuing to reverberate around the world in such a profound way, the conversation is a time capsule of a bygone era in America that now seems so innocent and naive.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Quantum technologies have made those challenges and others symbols of a bygone era.
—David Awschalom, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
There's still an air of bygone glamour; more than 200 black-and-white photos of celebrities who've graced the place line the walls, and the bar is still used as an occasional movie location.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
View gallery - 8 images In an age of sleek EV concepts that talk to the wind, the Chery V23 comes out as a stout reminder of bygone times.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bygone
Adjective
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Finally, for sweeping sea views, book a stay at coastal Therasia Resort near the extinct Vulcanello.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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The second phase came later with brain expansion Using evolutionary models, the researchers estimated handedness in extinct human relatives.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
Noun
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This is complicity spurred on by a certain kind of Western readers desire to maintain their romantic image of Russia’s past without having to engage critical with Russia’s present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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When Yuri goes missing, Silvia’s childhood trauma comes to the surface, forcing the woman to confront a still very much present past.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Electric vehicles have been widely adopted in China, thanks in part to years of now-defunct government subsidies and a fast-growing network of charging stations.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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The agency’s Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries portal, which launched on April 20, could see refund requests for up to $166 billion in tariffs collected under the now-defunct IEEPA order.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Like the Kings and Blackhawks and Penguins and Lightning of yesteryear, the Avs have reached a different level, in rarefied air currently occupied by only Florida and Edmonton.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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Schoenbrun draws from the next well over in their new film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, which employs a fictional slasher movie of yesteryear as the portal into a conversation about self and desire.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Revenues from tickets, sponsorship, commercial and broadcast are all set to increase substantially with the club back in the Champions League, but anyone who thinks United will offer the astronomical transfer fees and wages of yore is mistaken.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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The crowd ranges, Daisy says, from people around her age and younger up through to veterans of the great ecstasy age of yore.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Bygone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bygone. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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