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gone

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verb

past participle of go
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as in sufficed
to be fitting or proper at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes

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as in extended
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the highway goes right along the river

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as in 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 belonged
to have or be in a usual or proper place these plates go in this cabinet

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as in ranged
to occur within a continuous range of variation selling prices for houses in that neighborhood generally go between one and two million

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as in bet
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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gone
Adjective
Clouds have evaporated into practically nothing and are expected to stay gone. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026 And even with those two gone, Dubar slid down Boise State’s depth chart, managing just three carries for 12 yards so far in 2025. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
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All three of the sisters are so brave in their own ways and have gone all these different places. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026 This is hardly the first time these two have gone at each other. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone
Adjective
  • The Orange County Transportation Authority has said half of the public agency’s bus routes travel through the city, shadowing 75% of ATN’s routes, with the remaining of the soon-to-be-extinct routes within walking distance of existing OC Bus stops.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
  • And while many are extinct or dormant, two of them, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, are still capable of destructive and deadly eruptions.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
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  • Northbound Foothill Boulevard was closed at Ash Street due to the crash, and the middle and far right lanes of southbound Foothill Boulevard were closed due to a fallen tree, the CHP said in a social media post.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Photos on local media and social networks showed fallen trees in Zagreb, pulled out by their roots, some blocking streets or damaging parked cars.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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  • Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 14-year-old boy, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The author or co-author of more than 40 books, Lee was finalizing a book on missing-persons investigations in his final days, the university's statement said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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  • His wife was pregnant with their second child.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Several days later, his pregnant wife, Ruth, throws their toddler into the car and drops off the ransom, and Carl is returned home, more or less whole but emotionally damaged beyond repair.
    The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
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  • But simply naming the great fear and sharing it with the millions of watchers in living rooms and hotels and airport lobbies was a trial almost too painful to contemplate.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
  • No substitutions for prize except by Sponsor, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be substituted.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
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  • The extent of the damage done to the ports was not immediately clear.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Now the Big Ten has done it, too, after getting three teams to the Elite Eight four other times, most recently in 2014.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
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  • Detroit, coming off a 3-2 loss to Ottawa on Tuesday, snapped a two-game skid and moved into a tie in points with the Senators for ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings — and a point back of the New York Islanders.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Toyota has also moved recently to discount its existing bZ electric crossover SUV.
    Keith Laing, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
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  • Everybody was on their best behavior Monday night, with the possible exception of one crucial play, and the clutch shot-making of Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander more than sufficed as great theater.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Pointing out that Jeanty has recorded 6, 8 and 6 receptions in his last three games would have probably sufficed at the case for this prop bet.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025

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“Gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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