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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The elision of more recent pasts leaves something to be desired elsewhere in the show, too.

— Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026
Stay Close, another popular Coben adaptation, starred an ensemble cast of Armitage, James Nesbitt, Cush Jumbo and others as strangers whose lives are upended following a strange disappearance that threats to resurface their dark pasts, per Variety.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026

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Foreman said many tenants with eviction histories haven’t been evicted again in the years since, but are still burdened by their record.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
The exhibition assembles works by artists with connections to these islands, bringing histories into dialogue and celebrating their distinct cultural identities while revealing deep connections that supersede proximity.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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