long since
adverb
1
: long ago
promises long since forgotten
2
: for a long time
has long since been a devoted friend
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The city has long since has expanded and modernized to include tracts of single-family homes in the north end and apartment buildings downtown, where much of the new residential development is taking place.
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Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
New Horizons has long since soared billions of miles into deep space and no other Plutonian missions are currently planned.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
Even though the rain had long since stopped the situation was still active Monday with waterways swollen, Beshear cautioned.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Microsoft has long since been a favorite program and software company among the business community.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
New Horizons has long since soared billions of miles into deep space and no other Plutonian missions are currently planned.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
Even though the rain had long since stopped the situation was still active Monday with waterways swollen, Beshear cautioned.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Microsoft has long since been a favorite program and software company among the business community.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Long since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20since. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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