: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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Todd Longwell, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Like Napoleon’s Uncle Rico, who dwells on his long-ago high-school-football days, Garrett is living in the faded aura of past glory: in his case, a 1989 video-game championship.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Directly across the valley from me was a steep and narrow finger ridge that had long ago been planted in pine trees all the way down its crest; from the ridge top to where the creek trickled by at its base.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
And that long-ago life still informs his success today.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Like Napoleon’s Uncle Rico, who dwells on his long-ago high-school-football days, Garrett is living in the faded aura of past glory: in his case, a 1989 video-game championship.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
Any other party that had engaged with the court in the manner that the administration has would have faced contempt long ago.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Directly across the valley from me was a steep and narrow finger ridge that had long ago been planted in pine trees all the way down its crest; from the ridge top to where the creek trickled by at its base.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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