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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But Fed officials have penciled in just one rate cut for this year, and the days of ultra-low interest rates are long gone.
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 21 June 2024
The Giants soon moved to San Fran and the Polo Grounds is long gone, but the legacy and that of Mays remains.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
With Joel Kim Booster and Bob the Drag Queen packing stand-up shows, and Instagram-famous humorists like Danae Hays and Rob Anderson boasting hundreds of thousands of followers, the days of comedians choosing between a career and the closet are long gone.
—Elaina Patton, NBC News, 18 June 2024
Those links were long gone, though, scrubbed minutes or hours after the last exchange between seller and buyer.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 21 June 2024
The Giants soon moved to San Fran and the Polo Grounds is long gone, but the legacy and that of Mays remains.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
With Joel Kim Booster and Bob the Drag Queen packing stand-up shows, and Instagram-famous humorists like Danae Hays and Rob Anderson boasting hundreds of thousands of followers, the days of comedians choosing between a career and the closet are long gone.
—Elaina Patton, NBC News, 18 June 2024
Those links were long gone, though, scrubbed minutes or hours after the last exchange between seller and buyer.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
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“Long gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gone. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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