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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As companies and government agencies across the country grapple with the politics of diversity, equity and inclusion policies, the United Way of Greater Knoxville in Tennessee, which previously boasted about its DEI structure, has long since quietly stopped its work.
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Tyler Whetstone, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
According to the researchers, both of these oddities could be explained, however, if the Milky Way once had a second, intermediate-sized, black hole at its heart—one that has long since been subsumed into Sgr A*.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Five decades into his career, at a time when many of Pitino’s coaching contemporaries have long since retired, Pitino did the opposite.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
The hoard appeared to be purposely buried in the remains of some sort of structure — archaeologists found evidence of post holes of a timber building that had long since rotted away.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2025
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Tyler Whetstone, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
According to the researchers, both of these oddities could be explained, however, if the Milky Way once had a second, intermediate-sized, black hole at its heart—one that has long since been subsumed into Sgr A*.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Five decades into his career, at a time when many of Pitino’s coaching contemporaries have long since retired, Pitino did the opposite.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
The hoard appeared to be purposely buried in the remains of some sort of structure — archaeologists found evidence of post holes of a timber building that had long since rotted away.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Long since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20since. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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