: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Our society doesn’t send teenagers to fight each other to the death and watch it on live TV as a form of entertainment and recompense for a long-ago rebellion.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Suwanna Gauntlett, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
In the other corner: Vito Genovese, Costello’s childhood friend and fellow racketeer, who had to leave town long ago because of a thing, and has now come home to resume his place in the Mafia hierarchy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The treasures testified to the long-ago importance of the tomb’s occupant: an ancient military leader.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Our society doesn’t send teenagers to fight each other to the death and watch it on live TV as a form of entertainment and recompense for a long-ago rebellion.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
China saw its potential long ago and has massively invested in infrastructure, funding every hydropower dam, among other civil projects.
—Suwanna Gauntlett, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
In the other corner: Vito Genovese, Costello’s childhood friend and fellow racketeer, who had to leave town long ago because of a thing, and has now come home to resume his place in the Mafia hierarchy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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