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Recent Examples of long ago
Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Shedeur Sanders to the Pro Bowl — C Team GTW would suggest reading the Pro Bowl its last rites after the whole Shedeur Sanders kerfuffle this week, but that ship sailed long ago.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
The long-ago loss of ice and upward motions in West Antarctica also triggered massive rock avalanches and landslides in fractured, damaged rock, forming glacial valley walls and coastal cliffs.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
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Noun
As for Ro, that hesitation left her body long ago.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Shedeur Sanders to the Pro Bowl — C Team GTW would suggest reading the Pro Bowl its last rites after the whole Shedeur Sanders kerfuffle this week, but that ship sailed long ago.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Also, in that long-ago election, turnout exceeded 100 percent in some Iranian cities.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
The long-ago loss of ice and upward motions in West Antarctica also triggered massive rock avalanches and landslides in fractured, damaged rock, forming glacial valley walls and coastal cliffs.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long ago
Noun
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With the new headquarters, Chan explained, Bonhams hope to widen their base of collectors through their larger exhibition space and programming around how to start or improve a collection across art, jewelry, antiquities, wine and other collectibles.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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There are dealers in coins and stamps and antiquities, and, above all, books.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Heyl has now been able to bring some of those bygone Veyron revisions to light.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2026
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Much like the story itself — which followed Daniel Day-Lewis’ 1950s British designer falling head over heels in love with his reluctant muse and eventual equal — the music feels like it’s being beamed in from a bygone era.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2026
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The memoir turns instead into a broad and essentially familiar discourse about ambition as a route out of challenging family circumstances; the pursuit of conventional success leading to alienation; the frequent clash between career and parenthood.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Roll the Calls shatters the mold of stodgy CEO memoirs.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The museum is located on a defunct Air Force base in the Upper Peninsula and Verwey's aim is to preserve its legacy.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Along with technical and camera crew, Rockrohr relied on information from the Park Forest Historical Society, including stories from the now defunct Park Forest Star to underline events.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Declaring a species extinct requires strong evidence that the last individual has died.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Monk seals, once widespread on the Florida coast, are now extinct.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Altars are traditionally decorated with pictures of departed relatives, their favorite foods, drinks and remnants of their lives, such as favorite items or symbols of their profession.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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But with Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac taking the majority of the shots instead of the departed Paul George and a rehabilitating Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers score 45.9 percent of their points in the paint (fifth in NBA).—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Other unions also pushing for improved contracts The 30,000 members of Local 99 also are working under terms of an expired contract, since June 30, 2024.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The price and lack of access have led some diabetics to underdose, use expired insulin, reuse needles or starve themselves to control their blood sugar levels.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Fennessy brings expertise as former chief of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and past fire chief of the Orange County Fire Authority, one of California’s largest fire departments.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Strolling past glass display cases of fossils and earthenware artifacts, my eyes landed on a rack by the main entrance with flyers advertising children’s events and local flea markets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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