as in histories
the events or experience of former times
we spent a pleasant evening recalling the past together
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Recent Examples of pasts
Built atop ancient pre-Columbian sites—such as Huaca Pucllana (a pre-Inca religious shrine), located in the center of the Miraflores neighborhood—the city blends deep Indigenous pasts with colonial and modern influences.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Hannah and Garrett both open up about their pasts individually to other people after finding safe space in each other.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 May 2026
The innocence of that love becomes something of a foil against which the two women project and interrogate their feelings about their own pasts.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Instead, there is coping and emotional growth for these figures, who, in the third act, provide their elders with an opportunity to come to terms with their own preoccupations and pasts.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
But that doesn’t mean we never get stuck in the dark corners of our pasts, tempting our regrets to rise up and annihilate us.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 May 2026
Marcellus, facing his imminent death, helps Cameron and Tova find the truth about their pasts.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 1 May 2026
There, lost souls like the mysterious Herald Loomis (Joshua Boone) seek refuge and reckon with their complicated pasts.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
The question is not merely about one individual, but about the permeability of global networks — how figures with deeply rooted ties to foreign governments and controversial pasts can reemerge in influential cultural and political spaces.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Hannah and Garrett both open up about their pasts individually to other people after finding safe space in each other.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 May 2026
The innocence of that love becomes something of a foil against which the two women project and interrogate their feelings about their own pasts.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Instead, there is coping and emotional growth for these figures, who, in the third act, provide their elders with an opportunity to come to terms with their own preoccupations and pasts.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
But that doesn’t mean we never get stuck in the dark corners of our pasts, tempting our regrets to rise up and annihilate us.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 May 2026
Marcellus, facing his imminent death, helps Cameron and Tova find the truth about their pasts.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 1 May 2026
There, lost souls like the mysterious Herald Loomis (Joshua Boone) seek refuge and reckon with their complicated pasts.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
The question is not merely about one individual, but about the permeability of global networks — how figures with deeply rooted ties to foreign governments and controversial pasts can reemerge in influential cultural and political spaces.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasts
Noun
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Professional commentators tended to see these developments in so many local terms—turning, for their explanations, to national histories, cultures and institutions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Sombreness has seldom looked more suave or felt more disciplined; the storytelling is astounding in its concision, sometimes to a fault, as the characters’ rich personal histories are elided.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The two candidates who advance to the general election would be wise to offer Californians a hope for the future that doesn’t call back to our yesterdays.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Today, as in all of mankind’s yesterdays, guarantees this type of song will never go out of style.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Pasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasts. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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