Synonyms of go
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as in to proceed 
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as in to move
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as in to suffice
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as in to correspond
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as in to lead
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as in to become
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as in to collapse
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as in to belong
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as in to fade
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as in to follow
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as in to vary
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as in to put
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as in to intend
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as in to stop
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as in to afford
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as in to stand
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as in to die
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as in to succeed
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as in ready
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as in trend
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as in energy
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as in try
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as in to proceed
to move forward along a course
everything is going according to our plans
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as in to move
to leave a place often for another
will go on vacation at the end of the year decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier
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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
your account of how the fire started doesn't go with what she said
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as in to become
to eventually have as a state or quality
she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing 1980s pop the room went dark
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as in to collapse
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges
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as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor
when you get old, your eyesight starts to go
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as in to follow
to make one's way through, across, or over
I went the length of the street before finding an empty parking space
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as in to put
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event
to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round
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as in to intend
chiefly Southern & Midland
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I didn't go to fire the gun—it just went off
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as in to stop
to come to an end
we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went
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as in to stand
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can't go the smell of that rotting food for one more minute
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as in to die
to stop living
her grandmother went peacefully last night
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as in to succeed
to turn out as planned or desired
we tried very hard to get the food cooperative to go, but it never really worked out
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as in ready
being in a state of fitness for some experience or action
all systems are go
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as in trend
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
snowboarding is all the go
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as in energy
active strength of body or mind
a healthy six-year-old full of go
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as in ambition
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity
a young executive with the go to make this company grow
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Recent Examples of go
Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Simple lifestyle and dietary changes are usually all that is needed to get back on track when things go awry.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Joey Knight, Dallas News, 14 Jan. 2023
This is my new go-spring treat for sunny afternoons and porch-chair traveling.
—Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2021
Jené Luciani Sena
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
With up to 10 hours of battery life, it’s built for all-day use—at school, at work, or on the go.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 June 2025
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But there is no going all the way back; their faith and trust have been irreparably damaged.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Simple lifestyle and dietary changes are usually all that is needed to get back on track when things go awry.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Adjective
If the Cowboys opt for the poison preferred recently by Carolina, Evans — Tampa Bay’s career receiving yardage leader — could conduct a go-route clinic.
—Joey Knight, Dallas News, 14 Jan. 2023
This is my new go-spring treat for sunny afternoons and porch-chair traveling.
—Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2021
Noun
The travel-sized version is a lifesaver for those who need an effective yet gentle cleanser on the go.
—Jené Luciani Sena
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
With up to 10 hours of battery life, it’s built for all-day use—at school, at work, or on the go.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go
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This is the base of solid, simple rules that the company needs in order to proceed carefully and safely in the AI environment, respecting the company’s needs for security and data privacy.—
Kathleen Hurley,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Aira, Matthew’s best friend, won enough of them over for the boondoggle to proceed: What had the group been, in this last decade or so, but an ailing patient, every so often given new breath by a company member’s ministrations—a lifelong ambition for a part, for example?—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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Wales have done well under Wilkinson to move away from a hardened reputation as being Fishlock’s team and become more of a sum of their parts.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Protests by locals, who are frustrated with overtourism and Bezos’ links to President Donald Trump, forced Bezos to move a wedding party from a central Venetian nightlife area to a more isolated part of the city, Reuters reported.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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But unlike the post-Enron era when adding one qualified financial expert sufficed, the AI revolution demands something far more radical: every director must become AI literate, or risk becoming a liability in the intelligence age.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Several roster holes to fill and if a long term option isn't ideal then a short term,stop gap move may suffice.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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California State University redacted the identities of those five witnesses that corresponded with Heaphy and May during the investigation in the public records provided to Fox News Digital.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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These bags are super easy to use: Just toss in your bottles, add the water and seal it up, and microwave for the length of time that corresponds with your microwave’s power.—
Olivia Campbell,
Parents,
24 June 2025
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Fortune helped edit the autobiography of leading Black intellectual Booker T. Washington, and his civil rights organization, National Afro-American League, is considered an important predecessor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
23 June 2025
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Sent undercover by the FBI, Blazer offered bribes to coaches from the leading basketball programs in the country — Arizona, Louisville, Auburn and many others.—
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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Who would have thought that robots could become the unsung heroes of heritage?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
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Waves also impact life on land, tossing sediment onto shore that eventually becomes beaches and dunes where shorebirds and other wildlife find refuge.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Without a proper response from the immune system, even the most efficient organs won’t prevent the body from collapsing.—
Marcin Nowak,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Many of these allies, as well as the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, have collapsed over the last year and a half under Israeli military pressure.—
Ruth Marks Eglash,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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One of them was used largely by the white Afrikaner community to which Coetzee belonged (though his Anglophile parents preferred to speak in English).—
Carey Baraka,
The Dial,
26 June 2025
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Creating a culture of recognition, respect and belonging works.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Go.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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