: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The charges were unrelated to the long-ago crimes at the Carmichael party.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Twenty-seven years later, its pages are vanilla-sweet, from the decaying lignin; the imprint was long ago absorbed into another.
—Carmen Maria MacHado, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
During the poker game, Bowyer and one of his friends, a stocky guy named Michael Greenberg who had been a fixture at those long-ago high school poker games, began talking to a man seated at the card table.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The charges were unrelated to the long-ago crimes at the Carmichael party.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
Golay Fils & Stahl Why have some 19th century watchmakers and jewelers evolved into firms that thrive in the 21st century, while others fizzled out of business long ago?
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Twenty-seven years later, its pages are vanilla-sweet, from the decaying lignin; the imprint was long ago absorbed into another.
—Carmen Maria MacHado, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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