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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Musk, now the world’s richest person, is long gone, having created rival startup xAI.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Today, the mills are long gone and the mineral springs are closed off by the San Jose Water Company, but Saratoga still has a more rural aesthetic.
—Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
The days of serious debate are long gone.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 2 Dec. 2025
But now, the blues pioneers who inspired him — King, Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Guitar Slim, and so many more — are long gone, as are many who learned from him, from Jeff Beck to Vaughan.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Today, the mills are long gone and the mineral springs are closed off by the San Jose Water Company, but Saratoga still has a more rural aesthetic.
—Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
The days of serious debate are long gone.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 2 Dec. 2025
But now, the blues pioneers who inspired him — King, Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Guitar Slim, and so many more — are long gone, as are many who learned from him, from Jeff Beck to Vaughan.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Long gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gone. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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