yesteryears

noun

plural of yesteryear
as in pasts
the events or experience of former times the simple games of yesteryear that kept children entertained for hours

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Recent Examples of yesteryears Non-manufacturing teams are spending more time in the plants than ever, and executive visits happen more regularly over the big, scripted affairs of yesteryears. — Breana Noble, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
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  1. pasts
  2. yesterdays
  3. histories
Noun
  • As Ruben and Gus form an unlikely friendship, the bond is jeopardized when both men’s pasts threaten to catch up with them.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • A number of pasts—Dutch, Puritan English, and revolutionary era—have been subsumed in the telling, and the changes Rip finds on returning to his village suggest Irving’s own ambivalence about the direction the United States was taking.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of pasts
Noun
  • The two candidates who advance to the general election would be wise to offer Californians a hope for the future that doesn’t call back to our yesterdays.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • Today, as in all of mankind’s yesterdays, guarantees this type of song will never go out of style.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of yesterdays
Noun
  • Try to choose sellers with long histories of satisfied customers, and make sure the online bid amount is listed in American dollars.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Their work reflected different histories, institutions and resources.
    — Lauren Footman, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of histories

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