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Long ago and by now are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Long ago" instead an adverb phrase "By now".

Long ago adverb - Of the distant or comparatively distant past.

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By now and long ago are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By now" instead an adverb phrase "Long ago".

Actually, Geecku did it with 3273 guys according to this comic (though it certainly wouldn't be surprising if she's broken 4000 by now, since we have no idea how long ago that was).

Source: Webcomic / Las Lindas
The Unmasqued World: Marker outbreaks of Necromorphs seem commonplace enough that few people react as if they were unusual by now, possibly owing to the fact that the Sprawl, a major population center, was a victim not very long ago.

Source: Video Game / Dead Space 3

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