date back
idiom
: to have come into being (a number of years ago)
a custom that dates back 400 years
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According to Wehle, amnesty or mass pardons following wars or uprisings date back to the ancient Greeks in 403 B.C.
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Bill Hamilton, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
While Adrien Brody And Mikey Madison Take Home Top Acting Honors
Records date back as far as the 14th century as to Capezzana’s
Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
These date back to her time as a freshman at the University of Texas in 2019 and during her career at Oregon in 2022, when TCU head coach Mark Campbell was an assistant on the Ducks’ staff.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
Some of the systems date back more than 50 years, making a quick fix not quite so easy.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Bill Hamilton, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
While Adrien Brody And Mikey Madison Take Home Top Acting Honors
Records date back as far as the 14th century as to Capezzana’s
Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
These date back to her time as a freshman at the University of Texas in 2019 and during her career at Oregon in 2022, when TCU head coach Mark Campbell was an assistant on the Ducks’ staff.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
Some of the systems date back more than 50 years, making a quick fix not quite so easy.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Date back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20back. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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