as in past
the events or experience of former times
let us bid farewell to auld lang syne and welcome in the new year
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Recent Examples of auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my jo,For auld lang syne,We'll tak a cup o' kindness yetFor auld lang syne.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne?
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
One last time for auld lang syne: Groundhog Day.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2022
Eve duties longer than the ABC host and has been an auld lang syne fixture since 2002, driven initially to embrace the idea by his own ambivalence about the occasion.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Nov. 2022
Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne?
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
One last time for auld lang syne: Groundhog Day.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2022
Eve duties longer than the ABC host and has been an auld lang syne fixture since 2002, driven initially to embrace the idea by his own ambivalence about the occasion.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auld lang syne
past
Noun
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Joe is one of 13 kids, so Michelle has a large new family, and everyone has a piece of her past to share.—
Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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So yeah, there was this painful past of dispossession and disease and sickness and population loss.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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