: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
Seemingly supernatural encounters, locked rooms and secret passageways tease the question of whether the house is truly haunted, or whether the long-ago death was actually a murder.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
Not too long ago, Tribe CBD published a post exploring the equally famous drink scotch & soda.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Technique plays a strong role, with the warm amber tones and use of slow-motion in the long-ago past contrasting with the flatter and more formal look of the present.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
Seemingly supernatural encounters, locked rooms and secret passageways tease the question of whether the house is truly haunted, or whether the long-ago death was actually a murder.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
Of course, John’s doubts immediately begin to fuel an obsessive curiosity about the verboten cellar, especially once it’s learned that Emmett’s own family disappeared from the premises long ago, and other occupants since fled after curiously brief residencies.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
Not too long ago, Tribe CBD published a post exploring the equally famous drink scotch & soda.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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