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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In Hollywood, the Greyhound bus station is long gone.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
For the 2023 champions to even be in this situation was pretty embarrassing, needing a win on the final day of the group stage just to make the playoffs, with automatic qualification long gone.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
Today, the iHome is long gone, but my a.m. sluggishness is still going strong.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 27 Jan. 2025
Sadly, the pyramids in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán are long gone, but dozens of others across Mexico still stand.
—John Newton, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
For the 2023 champions to even be in this situation was pretty embarrassing, needing a win on the final day of the group stage just to make the playoffs, with automatic qualification long gone.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
Today, the iHome is long gone, but my a.m. sluggishness is still going strong.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 27 Jan. 2025
Sadly, the pyramids in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán are long gone, but dozens of others across Mexico still stand.
—John Newton, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Long gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gone. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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