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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But the technology has already come a long way in a relatively short period of time.
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Greg Edwards, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
Still, Atlanta has come a long way since losing its first seven games of the season, including four in San Diego to start the year.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Google's live generative AI has come a long way, but churning through video footage of your entire life is going to be expensive and a potential privacy nightmare.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
It’s all come a long way from Tennant’s time in a house of eight girls at university, laundry drying racks layered with shapeless, faded underwear.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 May 2025
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Greg Edwards, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
Still, Atlanta has come a long way since losing its first seven games of the season, including four in San Diego to start the year.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Google's live generative AI has come a long way, but churning through video footage of your entire life is going to be expensive and a potential privacy nightmare.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
It’s all come a long way from Tennant’s time in a house of eight girls at university, laundry drying racks layered with shapeless, faded underwear.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 May 2025
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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 5 Jun. 2025.
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