ever since
idiom
1
: continually or often from a past time until now
We both liked the idea and have been working on it ever since.
I went to the festival its first year and have been returning ever since.
2
: continually from the time in the past when : since
She's wanted to be a firefighter ever since she was a young girl.
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She was hospitalized and paralyzed on her left side, and has been recovering ever since.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Relations between Kyiv and Washington have been rocky ever since a heated exchange during Zelensky’s visit to the Oval Office in February, where tensions boiled over when Zelensky noted that Russia has broken agreements with Ukraine in the past.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
When a Young Soldier Needed a Match for a Life-Saving Bone Marrow Transplant, Thousands of People Showed Up
In 2021, Ruch was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had been fighting the disease ever since.
—David Chiu, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
He’s been laying the stepping stones for a media-social-commerce eco-system ever since.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Relations between Kyiv and Washington have been rocky ever since a heated exchange during Zelensky’s visit to the Oval Office in February, where tensions boiled over when Zelensky noted that Russia has broken agreements with Ukraine in the past.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
When a Young Soldier Needed a Match for a Life-Saving Bone Marrow Transplant, Thousands of People Showed Up
In 2021, Ruch was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had been fighting the disease ever since.
—David Chiu, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
He’s been laying the stepping stones for a media-social-commerce eco-system ever since.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Ever since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20since. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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