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as in to happen
to take place
what in the world is going on in there?
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2
as in to ramble
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
my, but Aunt Betty does go on about all of her aches and pains
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as in idiot
a stupid person
an unfortunate tendency to call those who disagree with him "brainless goons"
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as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
the crime boss threatened to send the goons after him if he squealed
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Recent Examples of go on
Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
This also helps with durability as time goes on, preventing the edges from sagging.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 27 June 2025
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Something is very wrong with our society when people who are here legally, adding to our economy or studying and paying taxes, can be apprehended off the street, with no legal recourse, by masked goons.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
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Verb
The event, which is sure to get curiouser and curiouser as the night goes on, will feature pop-up performances by Pepper Solana, who plays the White Rabbit, and Mauro Bruni, the show’s Mad Hatter.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
This also helps with durability as time goes on, preventing the edges from sagging.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 27 June 2025
Noun
When Donald Trump calls up 2,000 National Guardsmen to clear the way for his immigration goons, over the strenuous objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass, this city is going to push back even harder.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Something is very wrong with our society when people who are here legally, adding to our economy or studying and paying taxes, can be apprehended off the street, with no legal recourse, by masked goons.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go on
Verb
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These sound like science-fiction scenarios, but these were conversations that were happening quietly around dinner tables.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
22 June 2025
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The hope is for the same to happen around I-Drive. More than 42,000 vehicles travel daily through the intersection on Sand Lake Road and another 30,000 or so buzz through on International Drive.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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Johnson immediately returned to social media Wednesday night to post a series of rambling videos discussing his arrest and seemingly poking at Rogan without addressing him directly.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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One of the most aggressive garden invaders, bindweed rapidly rambles through perennials and shrubs, creating a leafy tangle of stems and foliage.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Ultra Man is sort of Lex's thug and is pretty powerful.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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This will reveal paid fake thugs posing as protesters becoming violent.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Jim noted that the casual dining chain’s stock has come down a bit since closing at almost $200 in late May.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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As more banks enter the space, rates will come down.—
Mauricio Di Bartolomeo,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Two of the game’s most brilliant villains have matured into eloquent eulogists.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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For an industry which has long been treated by the television and film industries as a dirty, dangerous business run by unethical, cartoon-ish villains like J.R. Ewing, such a balanced portrayal is a welcome change, indeed.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Verb
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Failure to negotiate deals or further postpone the tariffs could once again rattle investors and consumers.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The high tariffs China and the U.S. imposed on each other's goods rattled markets as American consumers faced higher prices on a wide array of products, like car seats and clothing, while American farmers feared Chinese consumers would buy fewer of their now more expensive food exports.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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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
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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The all-star cast for the limited series includes Kevin Hart as Chicken Man, the organizer of the party, Taraji P. Henson as his right hand woman Vivian Thomas, Samuel L. Jackson as gangster Frank Moten, and Don Cheadle as J.D. Hudson, the cop trying to figure out who really orchestrated the crime.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
20 June 2025
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Creature With the Atom Brain sees a gangster force a German scientist to reanimate the dead with atomic radiation in order to pull off crimes (recalling both Frankenstein and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, films that fit neatly alongside the zombie genre).—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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