as in history
the events or experience of former times
we spent a pleasant evening recalling the past together
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as in former
having been such at some previous time
a past editor of the newspaper
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as in over
on or to the farther side of
I drive past the school every day
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Recent Examples of past
Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 July 2025
From 1968 to 2013, fewer than 150 people lost their citizenship, mostly war criminals who had hidden their past.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Illinois saw its first human case of West Nile virus a few days ago, according to past reporting.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 July 2025
The state will also be tasked with covering between 5% and 15% of benefits residents receive, costs Kentucky has never had to pay before that could rise past $200 million, according to the organization.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2025
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Noun
Bright streaks of material can be seen marking the dark 'lunar seas', created when reflective material was cast far across the lunar surface by cataclysmic asteroid strikes in the distant past.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 July 2025
From 1968 to 2013, fewer than 150 people lost their citizenship, mostly war criminals who had hidden their past.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
Adjective
These are the exact same complaints about the season 1 VIPs, and while there is some speculation this is done on purpose to be campy like past genre films, that does not seem to be the case.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Illinois saw its first human case of West Nile virus a few days ago, according to past reporting.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Preposition
Gasps and applause filled the Paris auction house as the price soared past previous records.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 July 2025
The state will also be tasked with covering between 5% and 15% of benefits residents receive, costs Kentucky has never had to pay before that could rise past $200 million, according to the organization.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for past
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Last weekend’s 4-3 loss to the Houston Dynamo at Snapdragon Stadium may go down as the first gut-punch in franchise history.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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The spending reduction amounts to the largest rollback of federal health-care support in history, Levitt said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Immigration attorneys said that ICE is targeting those who have been in the country less than two years, those with deportation orders and those enrolled in former President Joe Biden’s parole program.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Singer and actress Dua Lipa and American actor turned racer Patrick Dempsey were spotted at the event, while popular F1 names included Williams team principal James Vowles, McLaren CEO Zak Brown, former F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone, and the Haas F1 team.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Preposition
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Authorities were coming under scrutiny over whether the camps and residents in places long vulnerable to flooding received proper warning and whether enough preparations were made.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
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The airspace over Bedminster is locked down any time Trump is in town.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
Preposition
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In a separate post on Instagram, his wife, Kori Green, shared that Green’s brother John, his wife, Julia, and two of their children remain missing after being swept away in flooding in Kerrville, Texas.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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President Donald Trump revealed new tariff rates for an additional five countries that will go into effect Aug. 1 after announcing 25% tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea earlier in the day.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Patrick O’Connor, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, told AP this may be Denver’s deepest and oldest find yet.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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Cape Florida Light The Cape Florida Light, in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on the tip of Key Biscayne, is the oldest lighthouse in the state.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
Preposition
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Authorities still have not said how many people were missing beyond the children from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp along a river in Kerr County where most of the dead were recovered.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
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Some things are beyond the capacity of a child to understand, while others resonate most profoundly out of the mouths of babes.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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This is one of the countless reasons the Secret Service prides ourselves on forging and maintaining relationships with other law enforcement agencies.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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But once those issues were resolved, random drop-in visits from Social Services workers over the next decade yielded no citations or other issues.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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But the real question is what kind of concrete retribution Trump could try to exact on his erstwhile political ally and campaign donor.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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On the way to the Fordyce’s second floor, the erstwhile opulence along Bathhouse Row becomes evident.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
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“Past.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/past. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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