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Recent Examples of long ago
Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Generally speaking, scientists use these measurements to determine how long ago two species or populations split from a common ancestor and began evolving independently.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Also, in that long-ago election, turnout exceeded 100 percent in some Iranian cities.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
All three figures were once associated with the regime’s internal movement for incremental reform; all three long ago abandoned that stance to advocate the wholesale transformation of the system instead.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Generally speaking, scientists use these measurements to determine how long ago two species or populations split from a common ancestor and began evolving independently.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The National likely could have provided a true look at the pace of that long-ago race had a city not grown up around what were just dirt tracks 111 years ago.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Also, in that long-ago election, turnout exceeded 100 percent in some Iranian cities.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long ago
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With the help of an archaeologist from a Philadelphia university, the short swords and arrowheads were authenticated as antiquities dating back to 1600-1000 BCE from the southwestern Caspian Sea near the Talish Mountains region of Iran, CBP said.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The manners by which stories of heroes were conveyed in antiquity were not so unlike the comic books, movies and TV shows, games, and high-profile PR events of the Marvel Universe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Kikuo and Shunsuke revere kabuki’s bygone giants, who are affixed with that moniker.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Instead of lauding the triumph of the solo artist or eulogizing the uniqueness of a bygone time, Fischer demonstrates the evergreen value of collaboration.—
Michael O’Donnell,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bessette-Kennedy’s engagement ring, made of round-cut sapphires and diamonds on a platinum band, was a copy of a gold and emerald ring that Jackie wore, according to Carole Radziwill’s memoir What Remains.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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Here are 10 books—everything from memoirs to thrillers—to tuck in your bag, no matter where you're headed.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The French electronic duo is still defunct, unfortunately, but that doesn’t mean Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo are done celebrating their helmeted past.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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What does the decision mean for the trade deals Trump strong-armed other countries into accepting, using his now-defunct tariffs as leverage?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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At some point, likely within the next two billion years, those temperatures will rise so high that our oceans will boil away; shortly after that, it’s expected that life on our planet will go completely extinct.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Across the peninsula, cheetahs were deemed locally extinct in the 1970s.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That mirrors the likely total awaiting the 10 Pac-12 legacy schools now scattered across the Big 12, Big Ten and ACC. Of the departed contingent, only Arizona is a lock to make the NCAA Tournament field as an at-large team.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Pritchard, who’d notched three straight 20-point outings since replacing the departed Anfernee Simons as Boston’s second-unit quarterback, had six points on 2-of-9 shooting and was a minus-27.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The expired contract’s holdover language would have elapsed on March 31.—
Chase Rogers,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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In response, union officials said they were told multiple programs could be closed, including toxicology, modern languages, museum studies and chemistry — which members could petition against under the expired contract.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What's different is that South Africa's Expropriation Act, could, in some cases, allow the government to take land without compensation, and not just for public use, but to redress past discriminatory laws.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Bobcats have won seven of their past eight and defeated several of the front-runners during their late-season run.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20ago. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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