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ages ago

ADJECTIVE
past
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earlier early late old preceding previous prior recent
STRONG
ancient bygone latter over
WEAK
ancient history back when behind one bypast down memory lane erstwhile ex- foregoing gone-by good old days latter-day long-ago olden days once one-time quondam retired sometime time was way back way back when
Antonyms
STRONGEST
after current future later on time
STRONG
modern new
WEAK
present
ADVERB
ago
Synonyms
WEAK
back back when before from way back from year one gone since since God knows when time was

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This was the 16th victory in her past 17 matches for Gauff — a first-round exit at Wimbledon in July sure feels like ages ago.

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2023

Now, for most Americans, the early days of the pandemic lockdown seem like something that happened ages ago.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2023

“And I thought it was important that they threw back to like, ‘Hey, look, I tried this ages ago.’

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023

“You know when your blood starts to boil? I’m thinking, ‘Why didn’t someone just nip this in the bud ages ago and keep a happy client?’”

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

“I’m glad I drilled on the rig back then. I couldn’t go off and do it now,” he’d said, like it was ages ago and not five years back.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett