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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They are long gone in the AL East and within striking distance of an AL Wild Card spot.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 July 2025
The age of appointment television may be long gone.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 26 July 2025
That history of lopsided control is long gone in Wisconsin, replaced not only by frequent partisan swings but also by routinely close elections.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025
Though Midtown Detroit’s Chinatown district is long gone, its memory and legacy loom large and will be celebrated on Saturday, July 26, in this weekend’s inaugural Detroit Chinatown Block Party.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 July 2025
The age of appointment television may be long gone.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 26 July 2025
That history of lopsided control is long gone in Wisconsin, replaced not only by frequent partisan swings but also by routinely close elections.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025
Though Midtown Detroit’s Chinatown district is long gone, its memory and legacy loom large and will be celebrated on Saturday, July 26, in this weekend’s inaugural Detroit Chinatown Block Party.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
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“Long gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gone. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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