as in past
the events or experience of former times
let us bid farewell to auld lang syne and welcome in the new year
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Recent Examples of auld lang syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne?
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Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 31 Dec. 2022
Another auld lang syne, right?
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2022
One last time for auld lang syne: Groundhog Day.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2022
Eve duties longer than the ABC host and has been an auld lang syne fixture since 2002, driven initially to embrace the idea by his own ambivalence about the occasion.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Nov. 2022
Should old acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne?
—Jay Cannon, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2021
Happy New Year's Day everyone and auld lang syne too!
—Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2019
Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 31 Dec. 2022
Another auld lang syne, right?
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2022
One last time for auld lang syne: Groundhog Day.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2022
Eve duties longer than the ABC host and has been an auld lang syne fixture since 2002, driven initially to embrace the idea by his own ambivalence about the occasion.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Nov. 2022
Should old acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne?
—Jay Cannon, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2021
Happy New Year's Day everyone and auld lang syne too!
—Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2019
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