come a long way
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1
: to rise to a much higher level of success : to become very successful
He's come a long way from his days as a young reporter. Now he's one of the country's most respected journalists.
2
: to make a great amount of progress
Medicine has come a long way in recent years.
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Archy had come a long way from the original Mac THE, finally including the same sort of online help tutorial that the SwyftCard and Cat featured.
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Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Foam technology has also come a long way.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Ostensibly, China's tech investors and developers have come a long way since then.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Netflix has come a long way from its DVD-by-mail days to become a streaming giant stacked with the buzzy new releases and top-performing originals.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Foam technology has also come a long way.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Ostensibly, China's tech investors and developers have come a long way since then.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Netflix has come a long way from its DVD-by-mail days to become a streaming giant stacked with the buzzy new releases and top-performing originals.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come a long way
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“Come a long way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20a%20long%20way. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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