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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Wedding hashtags are not as common anymore, wedding parties are often mixed-gender, couples frequently exchange their vows privately instead of at the altar and the days of out-of-the-blue proposals are long gone.
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Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
LeBron James was long gone from the Heat before Tyler Herro arrived in 2019.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
Though the wild days of dark web sites like Silk Road are long gone, there remain many profitable illicit stores across the internet.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
There are gripes, however, that the outdoor games have run their course and the novelty of playing in the elements is long gone.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
LeBron James was long gone from the Heat before Tyler Herro arrived in 2019.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
Though the wild days of dark web sites like Silk Road are long gone, there remain many profitable illicit stores across the internet.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
There are gripes, however, that the outdoor games have run their course and the novelty of playing in the elements is long gone.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Long gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gone. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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