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Recent Examples of long ago
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2026
Lewis had lost the confidence of the Post newsroom long ago, and during this week’s layoffs, some staffers said the situation had become increasingly untenable.
—Andrew Kirell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
The long-ago loss of ice and upward motions in West Antarctica also triggered massive rock avalanches and landslides in fractured, damaged rock, forming glacial valley walls and coastal cliffs.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Millstones in the garden suggest that grain was once processed on the property long ago.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2026
Lewis had lost the confidence of the Post newsroom long ago, and during this week’s layoffs, some staffers said the situation had become increasingly untenable.
—Andrew Kirell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Also, in that long-ago election, turnout exceeded 100 percent in some Iranian cities.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
The long-ago loss of ice and upward motions in West Antarctica also triggered massive rock avalanches and landslides in fractured, damaged rock, forming glacial valley walls and coastal cliffs.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long ago
Noun
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Villainous weirdos like Bronze Age Pervert, Curtis Yarvin, or Jack Donovan who populate the ranks of far-right intellectuals are obsessed with their own fabulism about antiquity, reminding one of the murderous gaggle of privileged college kids in Donna Tart’s 1993 campus novel The Secret History.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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But the capital holds one of the world’s largest collections of European art at the Kunsthistorisches Museum—among the most beautiful museums in the world—where pieces range from Roman antiquities to Renaissance-era armor that once belonged to Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I.—
Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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According to its website, Butcher & Singer is an homage to the glitz and class of 1940s Hollywood, reaching into the past, plucking the best and brightest aspects of a bygone era.—
Courtney Cherry,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Four televisions play hip hop videos, old sitcoms, movies of a bygone era on VHS.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The shooter left behind documents that include journals, a suicide note and a memoir, according to court filings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Spears discussed her family drama in her own memoir, The Woman in Me, which was released in 2024.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The old boiler wheezed and stalled, the roof sprang leaks, half-century-old pipes cracked, and the lobby intercom was defunct.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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A number of newspapers in town held similar contests, Morse says, including the now-defunct Chicago Inter Ocean, which published from 1865 to 1914.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Today, four are extinct and seven are endangered or threatened.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Today, four are extinct and seven are endangered or threatened.—
Claire Rush,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Judaism approaches these moments with deep sensitivity, offering guidance not to judge or criticize, but to bring dignity, comfort, and peace—to the soul of the departed and to those left behind.—
Rabbi Moishe Kievman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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Altars are traditionally decorated with pictures of departed relatives, their favorite foods, drinks and remnants of their lives, such as favorite items or symbols of their profession.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Check expiration dates and throw out any expired products.—
Kaylei Fear,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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Regularly toss expired medications, skincare, and toiletries wherever they’re stored.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Back then, the average team still featured three starters who threw enough innings to qualify for the ERA title, probably had an ace who blew past 200 innings and had multiple pitchers with double-digit wins.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Next, see if your email has been exposed in past breaches.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20ago. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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