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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Those celebs were long gone when the Four Seasons Napa Valley opened in 2021.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The days of cigarette brands sponsoring sports are long gone.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
It’s long gone, but a digital copy is headed back in a data storage payload aboard Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander that launched Wednesday night from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Most of his Wild teammates were long gone after Tuesday’s morning skate.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The days of cigarette brands sponsoring sports are long gone.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
It’s long gone, but a digital copy is headed back in a data storage payload aboard Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander that launched Wednesday night from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Most of his Wild teammates were long gone after Tuesday’s morning skate.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Long gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gone. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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