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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The days of carelessly grabbing your beach bag, towel, and bikini and heading to the beach are long gone.
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Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Both of them came from Nordstrom, but they’re long gone now.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 12 July 2025
Quite often, Superman Returns is a poignant homage and a melancholy reminder that the era that birthed the original Superman movies is long gone.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Her passion for her job, as a producer of TV commercials, is long gone, too.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
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Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Both of them came from Nordstrom, but they’re long gone now.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 12 July 2025
Quite often, Superman Returns is a poignant homage and a melancholy reminder that the era that birthed the original Superman movies is long gone.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Her passion for her job, as a producer of TV commercials, is long gone, too.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
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“Long gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gone. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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