: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Evidence of one ancient example still exists around the edges of the Himalayas, where long-ago river capture eroded deep gorges.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
At that corner, police had long ago mounted one of thousands of sophisticated surveillance cameras, the kind that could rotate around a 360-degree view, or zoom in to see activity up to four blocks away.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Big Jim uses a framing device of Jim and Huck, now in their 90s, sitting together on the front porch at a family reunion in the 1920s, regaling a gaggle of grandchildren with their long-ago adventures.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Evidence of one ancient example still exists around the edges of the Himalayas, where long-ago river capture eroded deep gorges.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Noun
Vance, a first-term Senator from Ohio, proved his capacity to serve up a robust defense of a running mate who not that long ago was the subject of his scorn.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
At that corner, police had long ago mounted one of thousands of sophisticated surveillance cameras, the kind that could rotate around a 360-degree view, or zoom in to see activity up to four blocks away.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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