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Recent Examples of long ago
Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
At 5-foot-8, Marchand long ago burnished his reputation as one of the peskiest players in the league.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Crockett said the song was inspired by his long-ago period of busking in New York City.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Rising values DeSantis has repeatedly stated that people who bought homes long ago are suffering because soaring housing prices have resulted in people paying taxes on homes that suddenly have higher values.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
At 5-foot-8, Marchand long ago burnished his reputation as one of the peskiest players in the league.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Set entirely in Linda’s Manhattan apartment, the film freely and imaginatively recreates that long-ago afternoon and the wonderfully discursive exchange between these two singular individuals.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Crockett said the song was inspired by his long-ago period of busking in New York City.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long ago
Noun
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Dugin sees a dichotomy between liberalism and its enemies that goes back to antiquity.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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One of the world’s finest private collections of Greco-Roman antiquities is owned by the Torlonias, a wealthy Italian family.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Alto Knights is titled after a local Mafia social-club hangout, as if suggesting an ode to bygone camaraderie.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some are ready to use, and others can be retrofitted to bring bygone spirit to your bathroom.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 2021 it was revealed that Cuomo had aides work on his pandemic memoir.—
Ryan Silverstein,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Grade’s novels aren’t oracular, the way the section on postwar Vilna in his memoir was.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The song was inspired by both a defunct Minneapolis bar as well as the birth of Wilson’s daughter.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2025
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The data hoarders collect zines, manuals, family photos, old television shows, and defunct websites—just about everything digital or digitizable at risk of disappearance.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Overall, the extinct species showed far less diversity than the modern ones.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2025
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In 1954, Kritsky said, all of Brood XI went extinct.—
Mary Carole McCauley,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But with Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac taking the majority of the shots instead of the departed Paul George and a rehabilitating Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers score 45.9 percent of their points in the paint (fifth in NBA).—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.—
Rachel King,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The officers eventually issue Holloway a citation for his expired registration, but not for running the stop sign.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Because of the shrinking availability of less painful lethal injection drugs, some states have simply taken their chances with expired drugs, or even reverted to more brutal forms of execution.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Former players on the cover include Reggie Bush, Tim Tebow and Denard Robinson, all past individual cover stars for previous editions of the game, perhaps indicating a legends cover.—
Chris Vannini,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Earlier in his press conference, Simeone refused to add that past shootout losses to Madrid - in the 2016 UCL final for example - weighed heavily on his men.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20ago. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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