long gone
idiom
: having ended, died, disappeared, etc., at a distant time in the past
Those buildings are long gone now.
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The storms are long gone, but in Pinellas County, the path to recovery feels out of reach, especially for homeowners.
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Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
With the economy slowing and big pandemic savings long gone, financial advisers are warning users, who tend to lean younger, BNPL could be wrecking their financial future.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 10 June 2025
But his days as one of five aldermen who said no to Daley’s infamous parking meter deal or a quixotic early thorn to Mayor Rahm Emanuel are long gone.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
The restaurant itself is long gone and most of the area looks very different, having been rebuilt after the bombing during the Second World War, but there’s an obelisk marking the spot just a few yards from Odeonsplatz square, upon which the club’s founding document is mounted.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
With the economy slowing and big pandemic savings long gone, financial advisers are warning users, who tend to lean younger, BNPL could be wrecking their financial future.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 10 June 2025
But his days as one of five aldermen who said no to Daley’s infamous parking meter deal or a quixotic early thorn to Mayor Rahm Emanuel are long gone.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
The restaurant itself is long gone and most of the area looks very different, having been rebuilt after the bombing during the Second World War, but there’s an obelisk marking the spot just a few yards from Odeonsplatz square, upon which the club’s founding document is mounted.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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“Long gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gone. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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