long since
adverb
1
: long ago
promises long since forgotten
2
: for a long time
has long since been a devoted friend
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Many had long since grown tired of the rules by the time they were discarded in 2023.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
No longer recorded in the heart of Atlanta, BET had long since moved the show's taping to a suburban outpost.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Bradley has long since been known as a player who wears his emotions on his sleeve.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
What’s clear is that the mall’s best days have long since passed.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
No longer recorded in the heart of Atlanta, BET had long since moved the show's taping to a suburban outpost.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Bradley has long since been known as a player who wears his emotions on his sleeve.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
What’s clear is that the mall’s best days have long since passed.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Long since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20since. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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