as in extinct
no longer existing
elderly people reminiscing about bygone fashions
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Recent Examples of bygone
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
For Franklin County assistant prosecutor, Jarred Patterson, the sleepy, Gulf Coast town of Apalachicola and surrounding countryside are among the last remnants of a bygone era.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
Maharajas’ Express, a luxury train service operated by the Indian Railways, conjures a bygone era of train travel.
—Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
Around the room, guests wore looks from New York Vintage: a special treat given that the West 25th Street showroom is a go-to for everything from YSL to Valentino from a bygone era.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Hunting down vintage toys can rekindle those memories of bygone eras.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
For Franklin County assistant prosecutor, Jarred Patterson, the sleepy, Gulf Coast town of Apalachicola and surrounding countryside are among the last remnants of a bygone era.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
Maharajas’ Express, a luxury train service operated by the Indian Railways, conjures a bygone era of train travel.
—Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
Around the room, guests wore looks from New York Vintage: a special treat given that the West 25th Street showroom is a go-to for everything from YSL to Valentino from a bygone era.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bygone
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Then, the team matches the extinct animal with a close living relative and uses video and computer vision techniques to translate the modern animal’s movements into mathematical representations.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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The deep-water species belongs to a group of animals known as arthropods—an incredibly diverse group of invertebrates with jointed limbs and a hard shell known as an exoskeleton, which includes arachnids, insects and crustaceans, as well as extinct animals like trilobites.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Irish scored on an indirect free kick from inside the penalty area to tie the game with 10 seconds left as Mitch Ferguson’s shot deflected off a Cardinal defender and past goalkeeper Rowan Schnebly, whose time wasting had drawn a yellow card to set up the free kick.Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Spelling and Green — who portrayed fan-favorite couple Donna Martin and David Silver on 90210 —chatted about their past (real-life) rendezvous on the Tuesday, Nov. 5 episode of her Misspelling podcast.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Browser Security pie slice reported phishing protection enabled in Chrome, Edge, and the defunct Internet Explorer, and also noted Bitdefender’s phishing protection as enabled.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Four titles from the defunct—but clearly still hugely popular—band have debuted on the chart in the past few months, and all but one of them have landed inside the top 10.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Those pesky facts have not stopped the push at all levels of government to go back to yesteryear.Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
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On the flip side, Harris' debate performance and controversies around the former president about his remarks about legal immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, and affiliation with conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer might help lift the vice president's standing in yesteryear's political climate.Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Three sisters spun, in myth and lore, The Fates, the Norns, of ancient yore.Erik Kain, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Lost tapes, warped vinyl records, and scratched CDs have historically been the relics of hip-hop yore.Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2023
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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
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People have found out in the process — some who’ve gone virtual — their attendance has gone way up.Peggy O’Hare, ExpressNews.com, 7 May 2020
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“Bygone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bygone. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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