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
Not that long ago, mysteries and thrillers were a central element of any theater’s programming. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 Not too long ago, the veteran defenseman known for his big hits and his physicality was part of the initial group that helped the Panthers rise to their current era of prominence. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Adjective
Now, 32 years after the double murder of Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman, Perrulli has written a book, The Forgotten Briefcase, about the long-ago love affair. — Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 The sequence built from this monologue fills more than thirty minutes of screen time, and is punctuated with recent flashbacks to the family’s life together, and even an extended long-ago look at the couple’s early days. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 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
  • Nine antiquities collectively valued at nearly $300,000 were returned to Iraq.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026
  • Organizations are now attempting to deploy autonomous agents capable of reasoning and planning, only to find their efforts stalled by the antiquity of their own infrastructure.
    — Chetan Mathur, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of antiquity
Adjective
  • Reminiscent of a bygone era, these massive ships often serve as floating ambassadors on diplomatic missions.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • In this context, many proslavery Americans saw the song’s protagonist as longing not just for bygone days but for a return to slavery.
    — Christopher Lynch, The Conversation, 1 July 2026
Definition of bygone
Noun
  • With the memoir now out in the world, LaPlaca’s recollection of the relationship is available for one and all to read — and Weber has a lot to say about it.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026
  • Decades later, Guinevere brings out her ghostwritten memoir at the exact moment her estranged sibling announces an art installation called Mother.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
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Adjective
  • Separately, at least 15 informal miners were killed when a defunct gold mine partly collapsed Monday in the district of Wadi Halfa, close to Sudan’s border with Egypt, authorities said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • She was also involved in negotiating plans pitched by developer Eastside Innovation to replace the former site of the defunct Indian Springs Mall.
    — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
Definition of defunct
Adjective
  • Excavators uncovered stone artifacts and bones of Stegodon florensis insularis, a bison-size extinct relative of elephants, near the Homo floresiensis fossils.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Pittsburgh's National Aviary recently hatched two Guam kingfisher chicks, a species extinct in the wild.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 July 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
  • An expired job ad for an experienced English interpreter at the UN advertised a salary range between $131,084 and $171,644.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • In worst-case scenarios, application of expired makeup could lead to irritation, breakouts, or eye infections.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026
Definition of expired
Adjective
  • Then Mookie Betts drove him in with a comebacker over the mound and past flailing second baseman Edouard Julien.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Casemiro’s performance against Japan was a microcosm of his past three seasons at club level.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
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