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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Even after the food is long gone, the warm hospitality of the evening lingers.
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Matt Moore, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
The days when there were only a few options for kitchen cabinet knobs and pulls are long gone.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
By the time Liotus, an American lighting designer, and Crampton-Barden, a British lighting engineer, moved into the co-op in 2013, the waterfront features were long gone.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2026
The Chargers’ potential undoing has been obvious for quite a while, as stud tackles Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater are long gone with season-ending injuries.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Matt Moore, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
The days when there were only a few options for kitchen cabinet knobs and pulls are long gone.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
By the time Liotus, an American lighting designer, and Crampton-Barden, a British lighting engineer, moved into the co-op in 2013, the waterfront features were long gone.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2026
The Chargers’ potential undoing has been obvious for quite a while, as stud tackles Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater are long gone with season-ending injuries.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Long gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gone. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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