as in extinct
no longer existing
those bypast days when gasoline was cheap
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Adjective
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According to Britannica, monk seals all over the world have been hunted extensively for fur, oil, and meat, and while some species are critically endangered, others, like the Carribean monk seals, have completely gone extinct.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025 -
According to the team, this could be a big leap towards preventing other marsupials from going extinct.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Volkswagen is reviving the defunct brand as an off-roading electric vehicle for distinctly American tastes.—
Verge Staff,
The Verge,
5 Feb. 2025
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The project, a dream pairing of two in-demand actors in The Perfect Couple and Bad Sisters’ Hewson and The White Lotus and The Last Of Us‘ Bartlett to series, originated at the now defunct ABC Signature where Berg and Countee had been under overall deals.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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At one point, Pelly gives a potted history of Muzak, drawing sharp parallels between Spotify and the bygone mood-music purveyor: their self-serving audience research, their tendency to generate palatable versions of the now sound.—
Brad Shoup,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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That modernization left nostalgic fans yearning for the bygone Kelly Green era.—
Caleb Mezzy,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Unlawful display of registration tab: At 5 p.m., deputies stopped a motorist at Lawrence Expressway and Prospect Road for expired registration.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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But while your face gets the royal treatment, does the rest of your skin survive on occasional slaps of expired lotion?—
Erin Bunch,
SELF,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Bypast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypast. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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