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adjective

ˈbī-ˌgȯn How to pronounce bygone (audio)
Definition of bygonenext
as in extinct
no longer existing elderly people reminiscing about bygone fashions

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noun

as in past

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Recent Examples of bygone
Adjective
Their work here evokes the grubby, pixellated textures and the seedy-dreamy ambience of a bygone trash-TV era. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026 The series will end its eight-season run on Monday as the lone symbol of a bygone era at The CW. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
And One&Only Aesthesis delivers that bygone allure with seriously fresh style. — Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Ritual objects discovered at the sites show that the Hopewell people traded with many other bygone societies between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico. — Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bygone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bygone
  1. extinct
  2. past
  3. defunct
  4. yesteryear
  5. gone
  6. yore
Adjective
  • The company has pursued efforts to recreate extinct species, including the dodo and woolly mammoth.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This crane had nearly gone extinct before, driven in part by an explosion of new hydroelectric dams in the early 20th century, whose construction dried out local wetlands.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of extinct
Noun
  • The tale is energized by the thoughtful performances of Hanns Zischler, as Mann, and Sandra Hüller, as the author’s daughter Erika, who accompanies him while reviving conflicts from her own past.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Legal scrutiny in Honduras Little is publicly known about Pérez’s past beyond his modest beginnings.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of past
Adjective
  • The 307-mile Great Redwood Trail planned along a defunct Northern California rail line is colliding with the Wailaki tribe, as members decry hikers trampling ancestral villages and graves.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Balaban & Katz also founded Chicago's first commercial television station, the long-defunct WBKB-TV Channel 4.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of defunct
Noun
  • This brings to mind a song from yesteryear about the preacher and the bear.
    — Alfred H. Moses, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Fights, while reduced from yesteryear’s prospect games, still occur.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of yesteryear
Adjective
  • An America lost to time, remembered in photos The mall’s future is now determined — and its past reveals a version of America perhaps long gone.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
Definition of gone
Noun
  • Latin America is swinging rightward again, electing presidents who promise to channel the strongmen of yore and rule the region through might, not right.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • Tier 9 My favorite tier of yore was hopelessly thinned out by A) the quality at the top of his draft and B) NIL money luring some fake prospects back to the college ranks.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Definition of yore

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