Definition of synenext
chiefly Scottish
as in ago
earlier than the present time a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that begins with "From the bonny bells of heather / They brewed a drink long syne"

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  • But grocery-price inflation is still more than double compared to two years ago.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • And High Point, a seven-home family compound built nearly a century ago by the son of Asa Candler, the founder of Coca-Cola.
    Jennifer Peebles, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
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“Syne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syne. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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