: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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Chris Malloy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Other times, the camera pans slowly, its drifting movements evoking the associative efforts to make sense of long-ago events.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
That location closed many years ago, having been taken over by the Salud Tequila Lounge as long ago as 2004, and since having served as home to Rick Bayless' Fonda Frontera restaurant, which closed in 2018.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The Arizona beer scene’s mad scientists have moved brewing operations to Miracle Mile, Phoenix’s long-ago hub undergoing a rebirth.
—Chris Malloy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Other times, the camera pans slowly, its drifting movements evoking the associative efforts to make sense of long-ago events.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
Her own windows had too, long ago.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
That location closed many years ago, having been taken over by the Salud Tequila Lounge as long ago as 2004, and since having served as home to Rick Bayless' Fonda Frontera restaurant, which closed in 2018.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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