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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Once a go-to neutral, gray carpet has long since lost its charm; it's now linked to bland spaces that lack character.
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Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has long since made peace with comments like Hurzeler’s.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Studios have long since discovered that producing or acquiring one for a modest sum can yield a high return on investment.
—Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Khamenei treated the relationship between the state and its citizens not as a social contract but as a predatory lease—nonnegotiable, imposed by the landlord, long since expired.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
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Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has long since made peace with comments like Hurzeler’s.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Studios have long since discovered that producing or acquiring one for a modest sum can yield a high return on investment.
—Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Khamenei treated the relationship between the state and its citizens not as a social contract but as a predatory lease—nonnegotiable, imposed by the landlord, long since expired.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Long since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20since. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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