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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Originally affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the organization has long since outgrown its acronymic roots. Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 Bernhard Langer, who has long since announced this would be his final Masters as a competitor, nearly broke the record for oldest player to make the cut. Justin Ray, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for long since

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of long since was in the 14th century

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“Long since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20since. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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