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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Indeed, my views on the matter have long since changed.
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Michael T. Luongo
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Even then, the Dawson's Creek alum had long since moved on from the divorce.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 8 July 2025
The main house and adjoining carriage house, built for Standard Oil president Alfred S. John, had long since lost their luster.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2025
Those are just a few of the names of missing children in Tennessee whose cases have long since gone cold.
—The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Michael T. Luongo
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Even then, the Dawson's Creek alum had long since moved on from the divorce.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 8 July 2025
The main house and adjoining carriage house, built for Standard Oil president Alfred S. John, had long since lost their luster.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2025
Those are just a few of the names of missing children in Tennessee whose cases have long since gone cold.
—The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Long since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20since. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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