ever since
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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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Controversy in First Meeting Usyk stopped Dubois in Round 9 of their first bout, but a low blow in Round 5 caused a knockdown, and there has been debate ever since about whether the knockdown was legit.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
The author of Eating Royally: Recipes and Remembrances from a Palace Kitchen Cookbook noted that while overnight oats became popular around 2012 and have trended ever since, Princess Diana was having overnight oats nearly 20 years before, in 1993.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 15 July 2025
She was found as a lost dog on Route 22, but no one ever came for her, and she's been waiting for a home ever since.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Her bruised and naked body was found in the bathtub on Dec. 12, 2019 — and the couple’s 14-month-old daughter, Vanessa, has been missing ever since.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
The author of Eating Royally: Recipes and Remembrances from a Palace Kitchen Cookbook noted that while overnight oats became popular around 2012 and have trended ever since, Princess Diana was having overnight oats nearly 20 years before, in 1993.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 15 July 2025
She was found as a lost dog on Route 22, but no one ever came for her, and she's been waiting for a home ever since.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Her bruised and naked body was found in the bathtub on Dec. 12, 2019 — and the couple’s 14-month-old daughter, Vanessa, has been missing ever since.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
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“Ever since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20since. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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