ever since
idiom
1
: continually or often from a past time until now
We both liked the idea and have been working on it ever since.
I went to the festival its first year and have been returning ever since.
2
: continually from the time in the past when : since
She's wanted to be a firefighter ever since she was a young girl.
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Bailey, who fought her way back into the competition from Last Chance Kitchen and has been happily experimenting with her cooking ever since, feels like she’s found her own voice.
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Fans had pushed for a reboot, revival, or some kind of fulsome reunion ever since, and Cranston pushed right alongside them.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 June 2025
This development isn't exactly a shock; this area first sprang a leak back in 2019, and cosmonauts have been dealing with it ever since, as the recent spot check shows.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 June 2025
He’s been a champion of immigrant communities ever since.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Fans had pushed for a reboot, revival, or some kind of fulsome reunion ever since, and Cranston pushed right alongside them.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 June 2025
This development isn't exactly a shock; this area first sprang a leak back in 2019, and cosmonauts have been dealing with it ever since, as the recent spot check shows.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 June 2025
He’s been a champion of immigrant communities ever since.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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“Ever since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20since. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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