long ago 1 of 2

noun

Definition of long agonext
as in antiquity

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long-ago

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adjective

as in bygone

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Recent Examples of long ago
Noun
In 2022, a team of researchers led by Paris Observatory astronomer Melaine Saillenfest revisited the idea that Uranus may have been gradually tilted long ago by the presence of a large object. — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026 The Air Jordan 1, Air Jordan 3, Air Jordan 5 and Air Jordan 6 have long ago taken the plunge, but the Air Jordan 11 never did so until September 2026. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Adjective
The hearty plate celebrated the historically humble fish, which is still caught in limited numbers in the Elbe today, and a preservation method that helped power all those long-ago journeys by sea. — Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2026 The men slumped in those long-ago joints would not be at home in a Murray Hill bar these days, however. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for long ago
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long ago
  1. antiquity
  2. bygone
  3. memoir
  4. defunct
  5. extinct
  6. departed
  7. expired
  8. past
Noun
  • The Palmyran relief, alongside 14 mosaics taken from a Syrian Roman villa, are part of a collection of 31 Middle Eastern and North African antiquities allegedly brought to New York by trafficker Georges Lotfi.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The récamier is not an especially practical piece of furniture, but one on which a person could pose elegantly and decoratively, especially at a time when fashion favored flowing white dresses inspired by antiquity.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of antiquity
Adjective
  • Their work here evokes the grubby, pixellated textures and the seedy-dreamy ambience of a bygone trash-TV era.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The series will end its eight-season run on Monday as the lone symbol of a bygone era at The CW.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bygone
Noun
  • The play is essentially a condensed version of Jaku’s memoir, but there’s one big difference.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The eight-part documentary reflects on his life and times by deconstructing his lyrics, à la his 2010 memoir, Decoded, authored by journalist and filmmaker dream hampton.
    — John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of memoir
Adjective
  • Lively had been with Sloane for more than two decades, dating to the early days of her acting career when Sloane was a senior rep at the now-defunct firm BWR.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • This type of interference can effectively render a targeted spacecraft defunct, blocking critical military navigation and intel.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of defunct
Adjective
  • This year, organizers say there will be more than 200 lots available for auction, including at least one plant, Mexipedium xerophyticum ‘Oaxaca’, donated by the Huntington, that is considered extinct in the wild.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This is no castle hotel, however; instead, it's set at the base of Edinburgh's extinct volcano, Arthur's Seat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of extinct
Adjective
  • Judaism approaches these moments with deep sensitivity, offering guidance not to judge or criticize, but to bring dignity, comfort, and peace—to the soul of the departed and to those left behind.
    — Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of departed
Adjective
  • Not only can throwing these items away keep your home functional by not keeping expired items on hand, but Jones says this also helps to reduce the visual clutter as well.
    — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Updating your medicine cabinet will take care of any expired medications and reduce needless excess.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of expired
Adjective
  • The governor, those critics said, missed an opportunity to take historic apologies he’s made for the state’s past wrongs against Indigenous people and turn them into more concrete changes.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Review a prospect’s past giving, volunteer work, board memberships and public interests to understand what truly motivates them.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
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