as in past
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Recent Examples of ago
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
The iPad Air runs Apple’s two-generations-ago M3.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Then, four months ago, her cousin asked the OP for her email and sent her a wedding invitation.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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Adverb
Excluding the year-ago gain, operating income rose 3 percent.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
The iPad Air runs Apple’s two-generations-ago M3.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Around seven thousand years ago, indigenous peoples embarked on a northern migratory path from South America to Trinidad, then still a part of mainland South America.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Then, four months ago, her cousin asked the OP for her email and sent her a wedding invitation.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ago
Adverb
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Those statements have since been taken down.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Mae has since taken to Reddit, posting under the handle u/Any_Possibility_8582, to share her DNA journey.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Many of the marble mausoleums on this 14-acre spot are held by Argentina’s elite, some famous, others infamous—think past presidents, Nobel Prize winners, and military commanders.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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What separates throning from past discussions about dating up, Chan says, is the social media element.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Like their forebears in a bygone era of Republican politics, their beliefs are defined by faith in free markets and suspicion of government meddling in society.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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As Coppola’s documentary is set to introduce Jacobs’s Vuitton years to a new generation and as demand on resale platforms continues to surge, collectors like Pyes are helping preserve the magic of a bygone era.—
Erin Cunningham,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ago. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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