: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
The National likely could have provided a true look at the pace of that long-ago race had a city not grown up around what were just dirt tracks 111 years ago.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Thor is the God of Thunder, a mountain of a man who has weathered many a battle in his time, but whose actions in a war fought long ago now haunt his waking hours.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Following the dramatic discovery, Walker discovers that the long-ago murder is somehow linked to the conspiracy behind the arms dealer and the mysterious volcanic eruption at Crater Lake.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
The National likely could have provided a true look at the pace of that long-ago race had a city not grown up around what were just dirt tracks 111 years ago.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
Epstein dismantled it long ago in The Sports Gene, and the empirical disproofs have been mounting ever since.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Thor is the God of Thunder, a mountain of a man who has weathered many a battle in his time, but whose actions in a war fought long ago now haunt his waking hours.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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