as in past
the events or experience of former times
my favorite stories are about gallant knights and fair maidens in the days of yore
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Recent Examples of yore
Like the Arianators or Lambs of yore, what should the Jeff heads call themselves?
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Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
Head here to get his reviews, including a dog that delivered in the clutch, like the Miggy of yore, and a taco that failed to, like the … y’know what, nevermind.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2023
And like the Vanderbilts of yore, the Ambanis don’t seem to give a hoot.
—Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2023
Guests could also peruse the booths that sold toys and VHS tapes, get a Furby tattoo or put on a disposable coverall and have neon green slime splashed over their heads like the Nickelodeon stars of yore.
—Madeleine Aggeler, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
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Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
Head here to get his reviews, including a dog that delivered in the clutch, like the Miggy of yore, and a taco that failed to, like the … y’know what, nevermind.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2023
And like the Vanderbilts of yore, the Ambanis don’t seem to give a hoot.
—Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2023
Guests could also peruse the booths that sold toys and VHS tapes, get a Furby tattoo or put on a disposable coverall and have neon green slime splashed over their heads like the Nickelodeon stars of yore.
—Madeleine Aggeler, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yore
past
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At Cecilia Brunson, each of these artworks invites a conversation with past and present, an interpretation of language, of individual and collective thought.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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You can get lost among the details or step back to take in an entire page, which in turn gives artists another unique opportunity: Panels may be arranged so that humor and horror, past and present lay side by side.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
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“Yore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yore. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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