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Recent Examples of go on
Verb
After retiring from politics in 2004, Burton went on to establish the John Burton Advocates for Youth to reform the state’s foster care system, and chaired the state Democratic Party from 2009 to 2017. Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025 There’s often something else going on if ants are present in large numbers, so take a closer look. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
There’s even duck boats now, albeit with goons impaled by an anchor and buoy. Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025 Right-wing slop typically gets a boost in sales from bulk purchases by friendly organizations and supportive, big money goons. James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go on
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go on
Verb
  • Changes to Medicare and Medicaid plan coverage would happen immediately, however.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Roger Naylor shares 10 favorite Arizona destinations from his 50 years of rambling here.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • As Minneapolis reels from the shooting, officials are combing through Westman’s rambling writings – which the shooter shared in YouTube videos timed to go online around the same time as the attack – to search for a motive.
    Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As night falls, armed thugs roam the streets and families pick up guns to protect themselves.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Digging and cutting back garden thugs is often necessary to preserve what grows on your side of the fence.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This scuttles a compromise, whereby paintings of Lee in his prewar blue Army uniform could remain while the portrait of Lee the secessionist and enslaver came down.
    Time, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the price of a case increased from $42 to $170, and has not come down much since.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Vineland’s repressive villain Brock Vond ends ferried to hell by two Eastside vatos locos, while the hippie father Zoyd reunites with his daughter at an anarchist family picnic.
    John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • There are villains in every episode and the story uses them to showcase some societal issues.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dialogue stays crisp for late-night Netflix, and game audio feels punchy without rattling the shelves.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The wind howled, rattling metal signs and tugging at our clothes as the dust swallowed everything in sight.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.
    Drew Broussard May 22, Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Go on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20on. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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