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 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.
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Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Jerry and Beth have long since stopped blaming each other for the lack of fulfillment in their careers and things.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Most of those murals have long since faded away, exposing the stone foundations beneath.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
The Cedar fire of 2003 burned about 2,800 acres, which have long since regrown.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Jerry and Beth have long since stopped blaming each other for the lack of fulfillment in their careers and things.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Most of those murals have long since faded away, exposing the stone foundations beneath.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
The Cedar fire of 2003 burned about 2,800 acres, which have long since regrown.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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“Long since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20since. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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