ever since
idiom
1
: continually or often from a past time until now
We both liked the idea and have been working on it ever since.
I went to the festival its first year and have been returning ever since.
2
: continually from the time in the past when : since
She's wanted to be a firefighter ever since she was a young girl.
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Summer schedules since have been filled with other shows like Big Brother, Love Island USA, and various iterations of The Bachelor franchise keeping viewers entertained and/or enraged ever since.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 May 2025
The two singers were introduced by the Jonas Brothers in August 2008 and have been besties ever since.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 31 May 2025
Urban Solace, a North Park dining staple for a dozen years, closed in 2019 and has been vacant ever since.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Images of Trump in everything from taco suits to taco crowns to carnivorous tacos swallowing Trump whole have bloomed ever since.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 May 2025
The two singers were introduced by the Jonas Brothers in August 2008 and have been besties ever since.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 31 May 2025
Urban Solace, a North Park dining staple for a dozen years, closed in 2019 and has been vacant ever since.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Images of Trump in everything from taco suits to taco crowns to carnivorous tacos swallowing Trump whole have bloomed ever since.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
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“Ever since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20since. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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