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Recent Examples of ago
Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Nvidia's earnings and sales are expected to jump from year-ago levels, but investors will scrutinize the company's outlook to see how tariffs, China sales and artificial intelligence spending are shaping up.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Some 6,000 years ago in the northern reaches of modern Latvia, a young woman died.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
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Adverb
Instead, Affirm's key volume metric jumped 44% from the year-ago quarter and beat the street by nearly a billion dollars, helped by its partnerships with Shopify and Amazon.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Nvidia's earnings and sales are expected to jump from year-ago levels, but investors will scrutinize the company's outlook to see how tariffs, China sales and artificial intelligence spending are shaping up.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Creepy new wrong 'uns, the Vezda — given a spectacular introduction a few weeks ago — are subsequently set up as the backstory for every myth about evil in the Alpha Quadrant.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Some 6,000 years ago in the northern reaches of modern Latvia, a young woman died.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ago
Adverb
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The fire has since been extinguished and the cause remains under investigation.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Monarez has since been ousted as director.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Other pros, including Gleb Savchenko, Ezra Sosa, and newcomer Jan Ravnik, appear to be single this season—but as past seasons have shown, the ballroom has a way of sparking unexpected connections.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Now, some of AQSLC’s past activities and affiliations are raising eyebrows.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The restaurant is set inside a building whose interior decor, installed by the family, resembles that of a house in a bygone bayou.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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Gen Z is definitely here for the glam interiors of a bygone era.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ago. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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