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Recent Examples of long ago
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
This is the current state of social media — a place that not too long ago felt like the best virtual sports bar, where fans from all over the world could take in the games together.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
My table had Stephen Jones, the exquisite Francesca Hayward from the Royal Ballet, Lila Moss, and a few others, all conjuring up a flavor of those long-ago guests at a decadent bar.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Josh Kroenke is running into the same thing that helped accelerate the Rockies’ decline after the ’17 and ’18 postseasons that feel so, so, soooo long ago.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
This is the current state of social media — a place that not too long ago felt like the best virtual sports bar, where fans from all over the world could take in the games together.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Adjective
In Maple Creek Preserve, site condo board members hosted a drain commission official in fall 2024 to hash out a long-ago title problem.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
My table had Stephen Jones, the exquisite Francesca Hayward from the Royal Ballet, Lila Moss, and a few others, all conjuring up a flavor of those long-ago guests at a decadent bar.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long ago
Noun
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To date, the Antiquities Trafficking Unit has recovered more than 6,200 cultural treasures, including rare books, works of art, and antiquities, valued at more than $485 million, and returned more than 5,900 of those to 36 countries.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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Despite chang’s antiquity, Tibetans have their share of teetotalers and prohibitionists.—
Geoff Childs,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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With the effects of that 2016 election continuing to reverberate around the world in such a profound way, the conversation is a time capsule of a bygone era in America that now seems so innocent and naive.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Quantum technologies have made those challenges and others symbols of a bygone era.—
David Awschalom,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The royal family is still upset about the interview Harry and Meghan had with Oprah in 2021, as well as Harry’s memoir, Spare.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 May 2026
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This sort-of-memoir is the author’s grandmother telling her life story to the author.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The effort went a long way to differentiating the retailer from Walmart and the now-defunct Sears and Kmart as well as department stores, dollar stores and offpricers.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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And the environmentalist work of Jennie Turner Garlington, his youngest child, has included serving as trustee of the Turner Foundation, on the boards of other wildlife conservation organizations and as a CNN TV producer for the network's now-defunct Environment Unit.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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This South African antelope went extinct around 1800 after being hunted during the colonial era.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Since announcing its project to bring back the woolly mammoth in 2021, Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to de-extinct two birds, the dodo and the moa, the Australian thylacine or Tasmanian tiger and the dire wolf.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Greg Abel is wasting little time putting his stamp on Berkshire Hathaway ’s investment portfolio, reportedly moving to unwind positions tied to the departed lieutenant Todd Combs.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Officers found Tong and confirmed his identity by using his expired MSU student ID.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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In January, he was arrested for driving with an expired registration.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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That’s pretty much par for the course compared to past seasons, but there has been one gradual change.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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In February this year, a Waymo blew past cop cars at a live crime scene in Atlanta.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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“Long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20ago. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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