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Recent Examples of long ago
Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Not all that long ago, relatively speaking, Zilisch was a kid with a brilliant road course racing background who never dreamed of ending up in the NASCAR world; his first-ever oval race was only in June 2022.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Also, in that long-ago election, turnout exceeded 100 percent in some Iranian cities.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Indigenous tribes in Central and South America began cultivating and consuming cocoa as long ago as 3300 BC.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Not all that long ago, relatively speaking, Zilisch was a kid with a brilliant road course racing background who never dreamed of ending up in the NASCAR world; his first-ever oval race was only in June 2022.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The National likely could have provided a true look at the pace of that long-ago race had a city not grown up around what were just dirt tracks 111 years ago.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Also, in that long-ago election, turnout exceeded 100 percent in some Iranian cities.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long ago
Noun
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Finding physical proof, however, that confirms such recipes were prepared and used to treat actual ailments in antiquity is rare.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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In the heart of Berlin, Museum Island unfolds as a grand cultural ensemble where five world-class institutions trace the arc of human creativity from antiquity to the 19th century.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Kikuo and Shunsuke revere kabuki’s bygone giants, who are affixed with that moniker.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Instead of lauding the triumph of the solo artist or eulogizing the uniqueness of a bygone time, Fischer demonstrates the evergreen value of collaboration.—
Michael O’Donnell,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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French investigators identified 89 victims of Leveugle, boys aged 13 to 17, after examining a 15-volume digital memoir found on a USB drive that one of his relatives turned over to police, the Grenoble prosecutor said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The 41-year-old died on April 26 at her farm in Western Australia mere months before the release of her memoir, Nobody's Girl.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Hutson, 35, is a frequent collaborator of Phoebe Bridgers' and has accompanied her and her now-defunct supergroup boygenius on tour.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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The dispute means the fund will expire and be defunct, at least until an agreement between the chambers can be reached, which will likely come as part of budget negotiations.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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At some point, likely within the next two billion years, those temperatures will rise so high that our oceans will boil away; shortly after that, it’s expected that life on our planet will go completely extinct.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Across the peninsula, cheetahs were deemed locally extinct in the 1970s.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Altars are traditionally decorated with pictures of departed relatives, their favorite foods, drinks and remnants of their lives, such as favorite items or symbols of their profession.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Insights from Washington and Colorado Washington and Colorado are not planning to make any changes to their programs as a result of the expired tax credits, according to government officials in those states.—
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2026
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Group multiple jars of the same spice together and set aside any expired spices.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What's different is that South Africa's Expropriation Act, could, in some cases, allow the government to take land without compensation, and not just for public use, but to redress past discriminatory laws.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Bobcats have won seven of their past eight and defeated several of the front-runners during their late-season run.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20ago. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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