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not long ago

ADVERB
lately
Synonyms
STRONG
latterly
WEAK
a short time ago afresh anew in recent times just now newly of late
Antonyms
WEAK
in the past old
ADVERB
latterly
Synonyms
STRONG
lately recently
WEAK
a short time ago afresh anew in recent times just now new newly of late
ADVERB
recently
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freshly newly
STRONG
lately latterly
WEAK
afresh anew in recent past in recent times just a while ago just now new of late short while ago the other day
Antonyms
WEAK
before later
NOUN
yesterday
Synonyms
STRONG
bygone past
WEAK
Last Day foretime lang syne recently the other day
Antonyms
WEAK
tomorrow

Example Sentences

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The scene lost a founding legend in Nitzer Ebb’s Douglas McCarthy not long ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

As bleak, frightening and all-around life-ruining as the internet has proven itself to be, there was a time not long ago when the World Wide Web felt like a portal, not a black hole.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

There, researchers who not long ago copied popular Western medicines are developing more advanced treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

It was not long ago that fans and pundits were admiring the power of the Premier League.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

One possibility is that the Reston strain originated in Africa and flew to the Philippines on an airplane not long ago.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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