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Not long ago, past, recently, and the other day to name a few.
Hmmm, another ONE word for past and future? How about, "time."
Historically
Were
a while back... year ago... Before you were probably born... times past . . . days of yore . . . past times . . .
eg: during the past few years. my answer is in. eg: in the past few yeras
Past is another word for history. Additional synonyms include yesteryear.
A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another, but is spelled differently. For the word "past," a homophone would be the word "passed."
Already taken out or took out (because the word is past tense) or if you are looking for one word, then it would be take (present tense), taken (in past tense) or pull (present tense), pulled (in past tense)
"Recent" could be the word you are looking for.
Dare has only one past tense--dared.
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