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Recent Examples of ago
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Phase one was completed nearly three years ago and included the widening of North Aurora Road from Fairway Drive to Frontenac Road.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Gross margin for the first nine months of 2025 was 40%, down from 42% in the year ago period.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
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Adverb
It has been surrounded by torrential controversy since its premiere two years ago at Toronto International Film Festival and has yet to be released in the United States.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Phase one was completed nearly three years ago and included the widening of North Aurora Road from Fairway Drive to Frontenac Road.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Employers announced 108,435 job cuts in the first month of the year, up 118% from the year-ago figures, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Gross margin for the first nine months of 2025 was 40%, down from 42% in the year ago period.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ago
Adverb
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Officials said the connections have since been disabled.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Betts adopted a stretching routine designed by Yada Sensei that first spring and has added to it since.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Read transcripts from past live chats here.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Anderson’s collection was indebted to Galliano, with references to his past designs and the incorporation of cyclamen—of the kind Galliano presented to the younger couturier at their first meeting—across many pieces, as well as the impressive Musée Rodin set.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The bolero harkens back to love songs from a bygone era, but one kept alive by timeless tradition and passionate musicianship.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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Other creative directors packed their show spaces, recalling a bygone frenzied atmosphere wheren attendees craned their necks and squeezed into standing room spaces not to get that perfect iPhone shot but because the ideas were so exhilerating.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ago. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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