AULD LANG SYNES Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

auld lang synes

noun

plural of auld lang syne

as in pasts

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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Noun

Each candidate has faced controversy, and all have spoken about their pasts with CBS News Chicago.

— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
The residents of the graveyard rehash their pasts obsessively, ritualistically, and all the time.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

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Two parallel histories have shaped electronic music; one runs through clubs and the other through conservatories.

— Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
Bullish investors say that the tech leaders have long histories of operations, and legacy businesses that are dominant enough to prop them up for the foreseeable future.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

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