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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By the time most football players are looking to transfer, regular students have long since crafted their new schedule.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Those changes have long since been made and the resurgence is underway.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
An audience of her peers, many of whom had long since begun sharing their lives on Instagram, sat rapt in the Beverly Hilton ballroom that January night.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
His book, now long since out of print, is in high-demand, and copies are now going for thousands of dollars.
—Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Those changes have long since been made and the resurgence is underway.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
An audience of her peers, many of whom had long since begun sharing their lives on Instagram, sat rapt in the Beverly Hilton ballroom that January night.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
His book, now long since out of print, is in high-demand, and copies are now going for thousands of dollars.
—Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Long since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20since. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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