as in extinct
no longer existing
elderly people reminiscing about bygone fashions
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Recent Examples of bygone
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Some Republicans longed for a return to a bygone era when state lawmakers regularly worked across the aisle.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
Schools/coaches must submit stats to CHSAA from those bygone eras for inclusion in the record book.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
That training — not unlike the kind of traditional first jobs peers his age would work for decades to come in the full-service gas station business of a bygone era — led to his full immersion in the family business.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Some Republicans longed for a return to a bygone era when state lawmakers regularly worked across the aisle.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
In terms of eveningwear, there was a sense of nocturnal nostalgia — designers looked at nightlife dressing from bygone eras and reimagined it for today — and, in several instances, showed it against a techno soundtrack.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
Schools/coaches must submit stats to CHSAA from those bygone eras for inclusion in the record book.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bygone
Adjective
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Thirty-five species have already been declared extinct, and more are likely gone.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The team evaluated the size of the ancient octopuses using allometric calculation—a method that used the proportional growth rates of modern, long-bodied finned octopuses to extrapolate the size of their extinct relatives.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The first game of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ future felt much like a step back into Wolverhampton Wanderers’ recent past.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago’s past.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Herald also contacted two other individuals who were listed as company executives in the now-defunct website of Brown’s GlobalCast Partners.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Michael Dell, Dell Technologies The future PC mogul sold subscriptions to the now-defunct Houston Post as a teenager, and quietly invented the playbook that would become Dell.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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This is an Algarve of yesteryear… Save time once back at the hotel to visit Luma, the small spa where therapist Cristina delivers life-changing massages or just plunge into one of the two small rooftop pools, and admire Tavira’s beautiful skyline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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In Karp’s telling, Basquiat is someone who Just Did Things, like today’s defense tech founders, who possess a similar kind of creative conviction, as opposed to the consumer tech imitators of yesteryear.—
Simon Denny,
Artforum,
20 Apr. 2026
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Famous Globe-Trotter owners of yore include Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth, with contemporary celebrity customers including Kate Moss and Angelina Jolie.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
13 Apr. 2026
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This spiral toward promotional campaigns and away from a true practice setting did away with the spring game of yore.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Bygone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bygone. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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