as in extinct
no longer existing
those bypast days when gasoline was cheap
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Adjective
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But as a group, hominins—that’s Neanderthals, our species, and other extinct close relatives—aren’t specialized flesh eaters.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
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But as a group, hominins – that’s Neanderthals, our species and other extinct close relatives – aren’t specialized flesh eaters.—
Melanie Beasley,
The Conversation,
25 July 2025
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Now defunct, the U.S. Agency for International Development officially closed its doors on July 1 when the State Department took over its remaining programs.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
22 July 2025
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Note: The Austin Critics Table, a now defunct arts journalism group, had agreed in 2019 that actor, director, playwright and journalist Robert Faires, absent from the voting that year, deserved to be inducted into the subsequent Hall of Fame class.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Chekhov’s stories remind me of the futility of holding onto stories that hold rigidly onto a bygone past.—
Philip Metres
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Albania offers the beauty of Europe, the hospitality of a bygone era, and a rare welcome mat for Americans who want to slow down, save money, and experience something authentic.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Food producers from Connecticut and nearby states send pallets of expired bread, popcorn, cereal and other products; they’re fed into the system, and the resulting feed is sold to New England farms.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
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The air traffic control worker who went by Lilian, discussed the incident in a TikTok video, saying the child was prohibited from flying because of his expired passport.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Bypast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypast. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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