as in defunct
no longer existing
a few overgrown ruins are all that remain of that once mighty but now extinct civilization
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Recent Examples of extinct
Overall, these new methods have begun to rewrite the history of megalodon’s eating habits and may help to explain more about why these giants of the food chain went extinct.
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
Related article Rhinos went extinct in Uganda 40 years ago.
—Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
One of these two lineages is the ancestor of the present-day strains, while the other strain re-emerged over centuries in Europe and went extinct by the early 19th century.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
At the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago, a ground sloth that stood 8 to 10 feet tall went extinct.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
Related article Rhinos went extinct in Uganda 40 years ago.
—Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
One of these two lineages is the ancestor of the present-day strains, while the other strain re-emerged over centuries in Europe and went extinct by the early 19th century.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
At the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago, a ground sloth that stood 8 to 10 feet tall went extinct.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinct
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Fancy Spider is just the latest, multi-venue cultural performing arts festival planned for the town, following a defunct stand-up comedy festival and other annual gatherings.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
6 June 2025
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Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to see the resurrection of the defunct Constitution gas pipeline project that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to western New York.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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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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Players with expired contracts can sign with an expansion team during the window, but will not be eligible for selection in the expansion draft.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Ting’s Filipino Bistro 10 critical violations in an April 29 routine inspection 405 Main St. An inspector discovered a bottle of expired cocktail sauce sitting on top of the water heater at the River Market restaurant.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
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Yet there’s growing momentum to release the district — and dozens of others — from decades-old orders that some call obsolete.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Authorities argued at the time that the systems used by the Spanish forces were obsolete and should be replaced for up-to-date versions like those used by allied armies.—
Brittany Williams,
Arkansas Online,
4 June 2025
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“Extinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinct. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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