: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025
The nudge reminded Joe of Aldrin’s long-ago galactic snub of the group.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2025
If the world had shown any moral courage, this war would have been over long ago.
—Nolan Lebovitz, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Many residents cherish the old brick-and-wood mills as a visual centerpiece of Rockville as well as a reminder of that area’s long-ago moniker of Loom City.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025
The nudge reminded Joe of Aldrin’s long-ago galactic snub of the group.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Not that long ago, the Daily Mail reported that Bezos was looking to buy Vogue Magazine for Sanchez and that Anna Wintour herself was brokering the deal.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2025
If the world had shown any moral courage, this war would have been over long ago.
—Nolan Lebovitz, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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