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Recent Examples of long ago
Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
Trump and Netanyahu Aligned Not too long ago, Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared divided over how to handle Iran.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Scott Rasmussen, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
At one point, floating in the community pool, Ruth, her eyes closed, imagines a long-ago day at the beach, indicated by distant sounds of children playing and a fragment of a Coney Island carousel melody.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Noun
Hamas long ago expended the vast majority of its rocket arsenal, able now to launch only sporadic rockets that have near-zero impact.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
Trump and Netanyahu Aligned Not too long ago, Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared divided over how to handle Iran.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Adjective
Because of that long-ago court ruling, a constitutional amendment would be required to implement those reforms.
—Scott Rasmussen, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
At one point, floating in the community pool, Ruth, her eyes closed, imagines a long-ago day at the beach, indicated by distant sounds of children playing and a fragment of a Coney Island carousel melody.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long ago
Noun
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The State Museum was filled with historical artifacts, both from San Marino and, in the case of some Egyptian antiquities, far far away.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
30 July 2025
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Zahi Hawass, a prominent Egyptologist and former Egyptian minister of antiquities, has hit out at Joe Rogan over claims about the Egyptian pyramids during an interview with The New York Post, following his own appearance on Rogan's podcast.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Chekhov’s stories remind me of the futility of holding onto stories that hold rigidly onto a bygone past.—
Philip Metres
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Albania offers the beauty of Europe, the hospitality of a bygone era, and a rare welcome mat for Americans who want to slow down, save money, and experience something authentic.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Atherton Lin’s method, embedding memoir with cultural history, discloses how fickle and self-interested institutional memory can be.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
26 July 2025
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Brown’s memoirs explain why the old ways of ad sales were rendered obsolete.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Now defunct, the U.S. Agency for International Development officially closed its doors on July 1 when the State Department took over its remaining programs.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
22 July 2025
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Note: The Austin Critics Table, a now defunct arts journalism group, had agreed in 2019 that actor, director, playwright and journalist Robert Faires, absent from the voting that year, deserved to be inducted into the subsequent Hall of Fame class.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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But as a group, hominins—that’s Neanderthals, our species, and other extinct close relatives—aren’t specialized flesh eaters.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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But as a group, hominins – that’s Neanderthals, our species and other extinct close relatives – aren’t specialized flesh eaters.—
Melanie Beasley,
The Conversation,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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The area, which also includes the Mann Chinese Theater with its famous footprints of departed stars, also has the classic El Capitan theater, owned by Disney.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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But with Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac taking the majority of the shots instead of the departed Paul George and a rehabilitating Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers score 45.9 percent of their points in the paint (fifth in NBA).—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The air traffic control worker who went by Lilian, discussed the incident in a TikTok video, saying the child was prohibited from flying because of his expired passport.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Food producers from Connecticut and nearby states send pallets of expired bread, popcorn, cereal and other products; they’re fed into the system, and the resulting feed is sold to New England farms.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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McDaniel said Jackson’s injury has nothing to do with past knee injuries.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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And that is part of our work today: reconciling past ambition with present-day opportunities.—
Mark Anthony Thomas,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20ago. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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