You should have Ahrefs for this.
Like say you want a domain that have a backlink from nytimes.com
So go to the ahrefs, put the NYTimes there, go to the linked domains, select d0follow, and select the .com (or any), after this filter you will have a list of the domains that have backlinks from NYTimes.
Export that list, and put these domains on the bulk domain checker, check which domains are available to register.
Which are available to register, check their backlinks profiles, Wayback, or anything you check on the expired domain.