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adjective

  • Belonging to or existing in a time before the present; bygone or former.

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Argentina might have taken the World Cup final to extra time - the fifth of the past six to go that far - but that could not mask their inferiority.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

While we won’t know until then which country will hoist the golden trophy, plenty of other big winners have already emerged over the course of the past five-and-a-half weeks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

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  • lost to time
  • in the before-times
  • from a bygone era

Possible Antonyms

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  • of the now
  • next-gen
  • of the moment

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