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, RadarOnline suggested that the couple’s UK move was financially motivated. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2026 Not too long ago, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was pledging to use his company’s size and scale to galvanize corporate America to confront global warming. — Evan Halper, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Adjective
So, the Packers of Vince Lombardi, Ray Nitschke, Jim Taylor, Herb Adderly, Willie Wood, Jerry Kramer and the other men who made this franchise a beacon of excellence and toughness and turned Green Bay into Titletown are a long-ago memory. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The interesting part is whether Herbert can make anything close to the jump his long-ago Hall of Fame Chargers predecessor, Dan Fouts, made at the same point in his career. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 14 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 museum houses paintings, sculptures, and antiquities from works by Bernini and Caravaggio to Canova and Raphael.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The loft, recently revamped, is now filled with antiquities, chinoiserie, contemporary art and photography – part showroom and part apartment, complete with a tatami room.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of antiquity
Adjective
  • But they would eventually be seen as a relic of the bygone days when Mexicans ruled — days that gringos imagined would never return.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In the absence of physical tickets, multiple bespoke, aftermarket businesses have sprouted, each offering fans the opportunity to reclaim a bygone tradition.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of bygone
Noun
  • The intervening decades have also made Cleo’s ‘intimate memoir’ read like an antic historical novel itself.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Continue reading … CLOSING THE BOOK — Biden responds to cancer cover-up claims in upcoming memoir, calls it 'cynical twist'.
    — , FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of memoir
Adjective
  • The lenses, produced for the defunct camera maker Contax, were bought at steep discounts on eBay.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Luna’s modeling work also includes appearances in Sports Illustrated and Liberty Belles, a now-defunct conservative pro-Second Amendment publication that featured women posing in camouflage bikinis with firearms in hand.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of defunct
Adjective
  • The ʻAlalā, or Hawaiian crow, was already extinct in the wild when the 2023 Maui wildfires approached a facility housing birds essential to its recovery.
    — Rachel Ramirez, Vox, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Between March 2025 and February 2026, 72 fish were transferred from the Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility, which maintains a backup population to help prevent the species from becoming extinct.
    — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 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 website previously used by a government office, nonprofit or business can eventually lead somewhere completely unrelated.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Colts star was not arrested, but was cited for an expired registration and given a summons for possession of marijuana, per ESPN.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of expired
Adjective
  • Now 9-0-3 in its past 12 games, Montreal came in trailing Boston by one point for the top spot in the division.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • When considering the extra warmth of the surrounding ocean, warmed by climate change over past decades, the footprint is still remarkable.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
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