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The phrase "as gone" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a state of being absent or no longer present, but it lacks context to be effectively used.
Example: "He was as gone as the last light of day."
Alternatives: "as absent" or "as lost."
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The old continuous Route 66 is nearly as gone as the Oregon Trail.
Others just want them gone -- and a dead chicken is about as gone as a chicken can get.
But finally after 15 years I did come to the reluctant conclusion that he was as gone as last year's snow.
The library is as gone as it could be, apart from its brick shell and windows and some reparable light fittings, but it was also thoroughly documented.
Yes, lots of parents are not there for their children, I say, but few are quite as "gone" as yours were.
And we know that as soon as something is deleted from the Internet, it's as gone as Anthony Weiner's crotch".
"I'm as good as gone," Knoblauch said.
Now they're both as good as gone.
Many experts consider Malaysia's leatherbacks as good as gone.
But dead is not the same thing as gone.
Lowe is as good as gone from Los Angeles.
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