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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The astronauts, who have long since returned to Earth, have regularly spoke about relishing the extra time in the cosmos, including in an exclusive interview in January with USA TODAY.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 June 2025
This is a team that has lost a season-high five straight games and scored three runs while doing it, the fewest any Padres team has scored in a stretch that long since 1972.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
His hair hasn’t been this long since, what, his reality TV show days?
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
The Supreme Court’s 1978 Bakke decision invalidated racial quotas at the University of California, but held that affirmative action was constitutional, and experts have long since acknowledged that racial diversity fosters a wider range of viewpoints.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 June 2025
This is a team that has lost a season-high five straight games and scored three runs while doing it, the fewest any Padres team has scored in a stretch that long since 1972.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
His hair hasn’t been this long since, what, his reality TV show days?
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
The Supreme Court’s 1978 Bakke decision invalidated racial quotas at the University of California, but held that affirmative action was constitutional, and experts have long since acknowledged that racial diversity fosters a wider range of viewpoints.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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“Long since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20since. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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