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of old

adverb as in anciently

adverb as in beforetime

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I am reminded of Conservative conferences of old, where a circus would accompany Boris Johnson from the railway station to each and every event he attended, in the years when it was transparently clear he was rather keen on becoming prime minister.

From BBC

Foden, now 68, of Old Colwyn in Conwy county, was branded an "arrogant, controlling individual used to getting his own way" by the judge in his case.

From BBC

What’s left is a spectral scene, ghosted by the limitations of old black-and-white photographic technology and further heightened by the uneven glow generated by the camera’s flashbulb.

Thousands of feet below, a smattering of old homesteads spread out like playing cards on a poker table.

To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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