Long ago and Present

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

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Present is an antonym for long ago in topics: olden, previous in time or order, time gone by.

Present noun - The time currently existing or in progress.

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Long ago is an antonym for present.

The latter got to a point where a street near the trenches he fought in was named after him not too long ago, with his adopted son present at the ceremony.

Source: Germans Love David Hasselhoff / Literature
Not content with scaring just Martin in his own home, she proceeds to attack Rebecca at her place too, who had a falling out with Sophie long ago and at present couldn't care less about her mother.

Source: Film / Lights Out (2016)
Together they seek out the kingdom of General Yarak, a pegasus said to control a mysterious White Roc said to be linked to the disappearance of the humans.Tropes present in this work: After the End: The world of humans apparently ended long ago by a mix of nuclear war and disease.

Source: Fanfic / The Last Human: A Tale of the Pre-Classical Era

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