: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The charges were unrelated to the long-ago crimes at the Carmichael party.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Dianna Russini, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
From being a college assistant to one-year experiments in the NFL to successful and unsuccessful stints as a coordinator, Schottenheimer thought his time to become a head coach passed him by long ago.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
During the poker game, Bowyer and one of his friends, a stocky guy named Michael Greenberg who had been a fixture at those long-ago high school poker games, began talking to a man seated at the card table.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The charges were unrelated to the long-ago crimes at the Carmichael party.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
Geek Squad Not too long ago, the analytics department was the domain of the dorky nerds of the NFL.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
From being a college assistant to one-year experiments in the NFL to successful and unsuccessful stints as a coordinator, Schottenheimer thought his time to become a head coach passed him by long ago.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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