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thing of the past

NOUN

extinction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilation destruction elimination obsolescence

STRONG

death

WEAK

end of life no life

Example Sentences

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Or perhaps destined to remain a thing of the past.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

But lifelong work is a thing of the past, and our fellow citizens don’t know how to articulate it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But supply-side stability is a thing of the past.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Thanks to AI, and a local scientist, such disappointment may soon be a thing of the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Power politics might have been a thing of the past elsewhere, but it was alive and seething in the Scythedom.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman