ago 1 of 2

as in since
earlier than the present time he left here long ago

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ago

2 of 2

adjective

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Adverb
  • There are a few on the west side of the state, and one of the only other consumption lounges in metro Detroit, Hot Box Social in Hazel Park, which opened in early 2022, has since closed.
    Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The $5 ticket charge (don’t call it a tax) has since been amended out of existence.
    Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The leverage Trump utilized these past few weeks—from expressing disappointment with Putin to imposing secondary tariffs on India for continuing to buy Russian oil—has gotten the Russian leader’s attention, but is not yet enough to secure a breakthrough.
    Miriam Sapiro, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Unlike past presidents who conditioned summits on progress, Trump agreed to meet Putin without signs of change from Moscow.
    Hannah Parry Amanda Castro Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The bygone state revenues and rising costs, due in large part to inflation and economic instability, have contributed to HHC's operating deficit of nearly $100 million for next year, interim CFO James Simpson said during a July 29 board meeting.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Drifting between moving-image formats and collaging local textures and bygone voices, Oscar Ruiz Navia’s film reflects on loss and mourning as experiences of temporal dislocation.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ago. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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