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Recent Examples of long ago
Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Twenty-seven years later, its pages are vanilla-sweet, from the decaying lignin; the imprint was long ago absorbed into another.
—Carmen Maria MacHado, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Many residents cherish the old brick-and-wood mills as a visual centerpiece of Rockville as well as a reminder of that area’s long-ago moniker of Loom City.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Not all that long ago Cadillac was in a pickle.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Twenty-seven years later, its pages are vanilla-sweet, from the decaying lignin; the imprint was long ago absorbed into another.
—Carmen Maria MacHado, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
President Donald Trump had called for the release of transcripts amid rumors and criticism about his long-ago involvement with Epstein.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Many residents cherish the old brick-and-wood mills as a visual centerpiece of Rockville as well as a reminder of that area’s long-ago moniker of Loom City.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long ago
Noun
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The more than 10,000 works in the museum’s permanent collection include Greek and Roman antiquities, pre-Columbian sculpture, and European and American prints, photographs, and paintings.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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Roman bathhouses – which functioned as important community spaces in antiquity – are still being discovered across Europe and Asia Minor today.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The restaurant is set inside a building whose interior decor, installed by the family, resembles that of a house in a bygone bayou.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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Gen Z is definitely here for the glam interiors of a bygone era.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In her fantastical museum—for this memoir is the Wind Museum of her musings, her attempt to present the stormy atmosphere of the planet—moving air has been ingeniously captured and made into a kind of aural kaleidoscope of voices and sound.—
Book Marks
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now eight years sober, Sheen is reflecting on his turbulent past in his new memoir, The Book of Sheen, and a two-part Netflix documentary titled aka Charlie Sheen.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Pundits have always dominated the ranks of posters on social media, but now the masses of silent followers are declining, and continued posting risks preaching to accounts of the converted, the disengaged, or the defunct.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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Befriended by the aged proprietor of a now defunct Greek coast restaurant, the hen becomes an unwitting witness of human misery – greed, migrant trafficking, revenge upon revenge.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sharks, rays, and chimaeras are among the most threatened vertebrate groups on the planet, second only to amphibians; according to the IUCN Red List, 37% of these species are at risk of extinction (and one species is already extinct).—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Other extinct branches of the tree of life included Hawaiian honeyeater birds of the family Mohoidae and the Dinornithormes order which grouped giant flightless birds such as New Zealand’s moas.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.—
Rachel King,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Troopers suspected Abrego Garcia was transporting undocumented immigrants since none of the passengers had identification or luggage, but he was only issued a warning for driving with an expired license.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Venezuelans with expired protections were fired from jobs, separated from children, detained by officers and even deported, lawyers for TPS holders said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Georgia firebrand, who has been insistent that the United States stay out of affairs abroad, has attempted similar amendments to both the NDAA and appropriations bills in past years and recently, with no success.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Monday's test was the ninth of the engine built with carbon fiber and capable of producing 1,971 kilonewtons of thrust, more powerful than past models, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20ago. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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