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Recent Examples of ago
Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 15 May 2026
And so a couple years ago, a company based here in the Pacific Northwest called Wilderton opened the first non-alcoholic distillery and tasting room in the nation in Hood River.
—AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, adjusted earnings-per-share rose to 17 cents, up from the per-share loss of 13 cents in the same year-ago period.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
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Adverb
One year ago, the tournament was a critical launchpad for Jeremy Swayman to reset.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 15 May 2026
And so a couple years ago, a company based here in the Pacific Northwest called Wilderton opened the first non-alcoholic distillery and tasting room in the nation in Hood River.
—AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
Adjective
Results in China lagged the year-ago period, of course, but North America grew 75% and the rest of the world excluding China was up 60%.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, adjusted earnings-per-share rose to 17 cents, up from the per-share loss of 13 cents in the same year-ago period.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ago
Adverb
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Successful participants have since been invited back for subsequent seasons of their shows, secured roles on other NBCU shows, or advanced to higher positions.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Perkins, who works out of her home kitchen, got her start baking cakes for friends and has since made them for an array of celebrity clients including Tunde Adebimpe (frontman for the band TV on the Radio), Japanese American singer Mitski and British singer Suki Waterhouse.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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And Sharla never really talked about her past life as a computer programmer.—
Laura Isensee,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
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After a fraught past year of government shutdowns leading to long airport security lines, the Transportation Security Administration is launching a new public-private partnership program called TSA Gold+.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Every scene is shot on location, the soundtrack is wall-to-wall bangers, and the cast is perfect with a few key roles filled by actors in their bygone prime and maybe one or two from beyond the grave.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Farmers markets — that humble and charming throwback to a bygone era — are also struggling with higher fuel prices, after weathering the economic calamities of the pandemic and other misfortunes.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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“Ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ago. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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