over the years

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: during several/some/many years

The camp has changed a lot over the years.

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The 64-year-old was first elected to parliament in 1993 and, over the years, has held a variety of high-profile positions within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has increasingly moved to the right. —Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Manager Rob Thomson punctuated the Phillies' postseason clinchers over the years with a call-and-response in the clubhouse, asking Realmuto how many more wins were needed to win the World Series. —CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026

Updates over the years to the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association’s guidelines have reiterated that advice, citing hundreds of gold-standard studies on the role of fats in heart disease. —Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026

Bertinelli has spoken about body positivity journey—along with her time as Jenny Craig spokesperson—over the years. —Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for over the years

• adheres
• amirs
• appears
• arrears
• careers
• cashiers
• compeers
• emirs
• fakirs
• frontiers
• inheres
• premieres