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This old computer is a goner. We'll have to get a new one.
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Amy went up on the block in her very first week and looked to be a goner before new ally Rachel Reilly whipped the votes to keep her around.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Chris Kreider, who also played for Sullivan with the Rangers and at 4 Nations, was seemingly a goner in the back half of the season.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 2 May 2025
By the first hint of discoloration on any slice, your entire loaf is a goner.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 May 2025
Putin’s obstructionism has led Washington’s allies in Europe to call the entire diplomatic effort a goner.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Chris Kreider, who also played for Sullivan with the Rangers and at 4 Nations, was seemingly a goner in the back half of the season.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 2 May 2025
By the first hint of discoloration on any slice, your entire loaf is a goner.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 May 2025
Putin’s obstructionism has led Washington’s allies in Europe to call the entire diplomatic effort a goner.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Goner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goner. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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goner
noun
gon·er
ˈgȯn-ər 
also ˈgän-
: one whose case is hopeless
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