Definition of auld lang synenext
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. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025 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
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past
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  • The boomer’s reckoning Voeste grew up in Dortmund, the coal-and-steel city whose fate has long illustrated the dangers of clinging to an industrial past after its economics have changed.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Both companies boast century-old studios, beloved media brands and a recent past that has included several fraught mergers.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Auld lang syne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auld%20lang%20syne. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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