AGO Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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adverb

ə-ˈgō

Definition of ago

as in since

earlier than the present time he left here long ago

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hence

ago

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adjective

as in past

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The plague bacterium appears to have emerged as a human pathogen more than 5,700 years ago, evolving from a soil bacterium called Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, says Hendrick Poinar, a biologist at McMaster University, who works with ancient DNA. — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026 Only two decades ago, my family looked West for a treatment for my grandmother that was unavailable in China. — Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The last independent survey released for the 2nd District was a University of New Hampshire poll from a month ago. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026 Spoelstra and May became even closer when the Heat hired his son, Jack May, as a video room intern a few years ago. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 That was a little more than two years ago, and Kelce now is the Chiefs’ leader in pass receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 There are several food items prepared two days ago without date marked. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately for Luca, the camera is inhabited by a demon that forces him to continue a murderous ritual started decades ago by a satanist serial killer (the titular Madison). — Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 Grammy award-winning singer Chris Brown to be sentenced over brawling at a London nightclub three years ago. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026

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Quarterly commentary Net-interest income (NII) was also better than expected, increasing 15% versus the year-ago period as investment securities were reinvested at higher yields and the balance sheet grew. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 After trading closed Thursday, the S&P 500 was off 1% from its week-ago record, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq had fallen more than 3% below its peak last week. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026 But those percentages are slipping from year-ago levels that were at 48 percent, 11 percent and 8 percent, respectively. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 Average pricing is up between 1% and 2% compared to the year-ago rates, when increases hovered between 5% and 6%. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026 In equities trading, GameStop surged more than 5% before the market opened after the video game retailer provided a preliminary second-quarter earnings outlook above its year-ago results. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

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Critics also continue to bring up Castro’s 2023 vote to raise commissioner salaries and her 2024 vote to hire Rojas as city manager without a national search, two decisions that have since been overturned by the current commission.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Zillah’s speeches have since been reworked, most notably in a 2019 production in which a Kushner-y character called Xillah debated her, framing the story with an anxious meta-narrative.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of since

Adjective

Josh Giddey, the primary facilitator, coughed up five turnovers against six assists and struggled to progress the ball past midcourt.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Briggs looked at 25 jobs hit hard by past technology, including photo processors, movie projectionists, proofreaders, file clerks, and bank tellers.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of past

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In the absence of physical tickets, multiple bespoke, aftermarket businesses have sprouted, each offering fans the opportunity to reclaim a bygone tradition.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Cope, who participated in Frieze London with his namesake gallery, is intentionally alluding to a bygone era of art fairs with his participation in the Dallas and London Invitationals.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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