: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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David Faris, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
Definitely a nice way to remember a mother who is no longer there, and to release herself from the association with that long-ago wedding day.
—Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 9 May 2026
Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Van de Peer and his colleagues wanted to understand what accounts for the abundance of modern polyploidy and the seeming relative scarcity of it long ago.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 May 2026
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Adjective
The seemingly limitless budgets and bottomless demand for content of the streaming television era have allowed studios to dramatize both long-ago and recent disasters.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
Definitely a nice way to remember a mother who is no longer there, and to release herself from the association with that long-ago wedding day.
—Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 9 May 2026
Noun
Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman, who not long ago played for the Royals, retired the side and Boston improved to 20-27.
—Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Van de Peer and his colleagues wanted to understand what accounts for the abundance of modern polyploidy and the seeming relative scarcity of it long ago.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 May 2026
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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