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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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
The fight will almost certainly have to happen at welterweight as Masvidal’s days of making 155 pounds are likely long gone.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The days of just offering a gift with purchase are long gone.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
Most of the time, the celebrities don’t faze Escola; the pre–Hays Code melodrama stars who would stun them IRL are long gone.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Long gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gone. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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