has-beens

noun

plural of has-been
as in relics
one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity now a has-been, the actor's been reduced to appearing on a third-rate reality show

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  1. relics
  2. dinosaurs
Noun
  • Ospreay walked through relics from the past and present backstage, including Michael Oku, Swerve Strickland, Ricochet, Kyle Fletcher, his wife Alex Windsor and finally Jon Moxley, who gave Ospreay the flag of London.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Simonian is believed to have smuggled Egyptian relics to institutions that include the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre Abu Dhabi for a collective sum of $64 million.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of relics
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  • For years, the museum was a place for education and numerous exhibits open to the public, including over 30 dinosaurs and Mesozoic reptiles in the museum's Dinosaur Hall.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Connect The Dots Of A Nontraditional Career Path Cover letters can be dinosaurs or game changers.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dinosaurs
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“Has-beens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/has-beens. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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