as in past
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ago
Adverb
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The influence of French baguettes dates back to the early 20th century, when France colonized Vietnam, and the banh mi sandwiches have since become a staple in the country, according to the company’s website.—
Kat Tran,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025 -
More rules have since been released, with new regulations in the works that would allow for still more uses.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Projecting a little further out, the Switch 2 will be the only way to legitimately play Mario and Zelda adventures that seem highly likely to be can't-miss classics, given past performance.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2025
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Except, After have very much invented something, albeit something built from past materials.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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It was being painted as an out-of-touch, arcane, and self-important social institution from a bygone era, and was doing very little to dispel that characterization.—
David Rosowsky,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Gen was stupidly tall and although her shoes were falling apart, her relaxed, graceful pace made Emily think of paintings of gentlemen from bygone eras, the kind on paperbacks like The Age of Innocence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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“Ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ago. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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