Often used to describe technology or trends that are being replaced by new innovations. With the advent of smartphones, pagers will be history.
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Cultural Impact
References to popular culture may imply an item or trend was once significant but isn't anymore. Once streaming services became popular, video rental stores were history.
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Personified Objects
Can be used humorously to talk about objects as if they had a life that can end. Once I spilled coffee on my laptop, it was history.