come a long way
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1
: to rise to a much higher level of success : to become very successful
He's come a long way from his days as a young reporter. Now he's one of the country's most respected journalists.
2
: to make a great amount of progress
Medicine has come a long way in recent years.
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But fleece technology has come a long way in the last few years, and these look like any ordinary pair of jeans.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Jaden Yo-Eco has come a long way since selling T-shirts out of the trunk of his car in 2017.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Flagg has come a long way since the Spurs last saw him in person.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Harman had explained in early January that even Williams’ VTT technology had come a long way thanks to its off-track investment efforts.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Jaden Yo-Eco has come a long way since selling T-shirts out of the trunk of his car in 2017.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Flagg has come a long way since the Spurs last saw him in person.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Harman had explained in early January that even Williams’ VTT technology had come a long way thanks to its off-track investment efforts.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Come a long way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20a%20long%20way. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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