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 tone of humility and the invitations for collaboration were long gone.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
And fall is really the perfect season to visit the national park, because the temperatures are cool and mild and the busy crowds of summer are long gone.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
As the show continued, the donation amount went negative, leading the winners to throw caution to the wind and forgo the 45-second time limit since the $100,000 donation was long gone.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
The scouting nets are now cast across continents, there are feeder and multi-club models and the possibility of one scout like Dubliner Billy Behan pulling up several players, from a tiny pool, talented enough to become first-team regulars is long gone.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
And fall is really the perfect season to visit the national park, because the temperatures are cool and mild and the busy crowds of summer are long gone.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
As the show continued, the donation amount went negative, leading the winners to throw caution to the wind and forgo the 45-second time limit since the $100,000 donation was long gone.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
The scouting nets are now cast across continents, there are feeder and multi-club models and the possibility of one scout like Dubliner Billy Behan pulling up several players, from a tiny pool, talented enough to become first-team regulars is long gone.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Long gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gone. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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