as in history
the events or experience of former times
we spent a pleasant evening recalling the past together
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as in former
having been such at some previous time
a past editor of the newspaper
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as in over
on or to the farther side of
I drive past the school every day
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Recent Examples of past
Jack Irvin, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
And based on projections, this Sunday’s matchup between Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles won’t be much different than year’s past.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
As in past years, Uber’s Super Bowl spot is just the beginning of its marketing efforts.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
In the Potomac River, recovery efforts appear slow and solemn
Those driving past the airport Monday morning wouldn’t know by looking out their windows that recovery efforts were taking place.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In the wake of his Grammys moment, fans have shared photos and videos from his diving past to TikTok.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
And based on projections, this Sunday’s matchup between Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles won’t be much different than year’s past.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Gail Price-Wise, Coral Springs The writer is president of the Florida Center for Cultural Competence and a past president of the Harvard Club of Broward.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
As in past years, Uber’s Super Bowl spot is just the beginning of its marketing efforts.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
Preposition
Sabrina Carpenter sprints past ahead of the crowded diva field to claim pop album.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
In the Potomac River, recovery efforts appear slow and solemn
Those driving past the airport Monday morning wouldn’t know by looking out their windows that recovery efforts were taking place.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for past
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On Monday, another longtime big leaguer, a World Series winner who once won the AL RBI crown and is one of only 18 players in MLB history to hit four home runs in one game announced plans to move into another professional sport: pickleball.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Reid is a three-time Super Bowl-winning head coach and is the only head coach in NFL history who has recorded 100 wins with two different teams.—
Chantz Martin,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Monday’s event featured former Jets, some of them returning to the team’s facility for the first time in decades, there to see Aaron Glenn.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
The Athletic,
28 Jan. 2025
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In 2019, two former Syrian military officers who had worked at Al-Khatib were arrested in Germany and tried for murdering dozens of detainees.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is going to come out of her over the next couple of days.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Third-grade reading and math scores on state standardized tests both rose by 6 percentage points over the previous two years.—
Mike D'Onofrio,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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This, along with Fabbro’s injury, comes about 48 hours after James van Riemsdyk’s awful injury during Friday’s game in Utah.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 had not yet been signed into law and, just three days after the debate, Malcolm X would be assassinated.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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What’s certain is this: The old rules of the Middle East no longer apply, and no one knows what the new ones are.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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The median age for the children served was between 4 and 8 years old, and the providers accepted both Medicaid and private insurance.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2025
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Is Trump pushing his presidential powers beyond what the Constitution allows?—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Oil storage silos beyond waterlogged land at the Shell Plc Pernis refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Billie Joe Armstrong can’t say enough good things about that other Billie.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
5 Feb. 2025
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While motion can help identify whether a defense is playing man (if a single defender trails the moving offensive player) or zone (if the defense only shifts slightly), Walder sees other benefits.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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The erstwhile sitcom king also is up for Worst Actor.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Marlins are banking on a big rebound from erstwhile ace Sandy Alcantara, who missed last year while recuperating from Tommy John surgery.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Past.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/past. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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