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Definition of goesnext
present tense third-person singular of go
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as in suffices
to be fitting or proper at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes

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as in leads
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 becomes
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 belongs
to have or be in a usual or proper place these plates go in this cabinet

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as in varies
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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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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goes

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noun

plural of go

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Recent Examples of goes
Verb
But what happens when the showgirl goes home, wipes off her makeup, and is left to sit with her dark blue feelings? Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection goes a step further by making these partnerships part of the yacht’s design and the overall guest experience. Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Bartels goes a step further, calling Tony a reclamation of Bourdain’s media presence after his 2018 death. Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026 As far as Athena goes, the name is of Greek origin and belonged to the goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare and handicrafts, while Rose, like the flower, symbolizes love, beauty and passion. Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 The space in between—basic science too far from revenue to attract VC money, too specialized to compete for federal grants—goes largely unfunded. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Damage goes deep Friday’s loss followed a much uglier version of the same problem. Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Taking a giant leap of faith into the unknown to see where life goes. Chris Arnold, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026 Sure, Amazon’s Prime Video made off with the Thursday Night Football package—$11 billion still goes a long way, especially when the property in question no longer had any appeal to the previous TV rights holders. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026
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The first phase of the railway that the Colorado Connector (CoCo) will make trips on goes from Denver up to Boulder, on to Fort Collins. Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 14 July 2026 Does this mean those pop-goes-punk comp albums are coming back? Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026 Except then there’s the chance of being FUNNELED, placed on the rails and headed for a very specific destination, instead of the OPEN-WORLD anything-goes of traditional D&D. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 The we-might-all-die-if-this-special-effect-goes-wrong stuff. Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 Choose from 21 colors, from goes-with-everything black to standout prints and textures, including holiday-ready velvet or sequins. Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, Weaver reminded us of the coat’s versatility while wearing a goes-with-everything matte black version. Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025 Like, main-character-walks-in-and-the-crowd-goes-silent energy. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025 These nation-wide country-goes-city celebrations of agricultural bounty, mechanical innovations and skilled handcrafts have been drawing crowds since the first fair was held in upstate New York in 1841. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goes
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  • Varadhan expects crude prices to retreat significantly as the year progresses, providing another potential source of relief on inflation.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Developers said in the press release that additional details, including the timing of construction, will be shared as the project progresses.
    Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • The new Montezooma coaster train departs from a rethemed station that has been reimagined as an architectural cousin of the Mayan stone temple housing the Jaguar coaster next door.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026
  • New York City Kick off your journey in New York City, where the Empire Service departs from Moynihan Train Hall in the heart of Midtown Manhattan.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • Simply continuing your current savings strategy or leaving funds in a traditional savings account no longer suffices.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • But why buy brand new items when an old pillowcase suffices?
    Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
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  • Each child cruelty charge corresponds to one of the children identified in the indictment.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Scientists have sought a quantum system whose energy always corresponds to an input that makes the zeta function’s output zero.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • Tordin now leads the NWSL in goal contributions (seven goals, eight assists), just ahead of Rodman and Sanchez.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Schwarber, who leads the National League with 35 homers, singled and scored in the fifth, and doubled home Garrett Stubbs in the seventh to add to the lead.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • Next week, for the first time ever, Taiwan will deliberately slow its mobile internet speed, testing how citizens would communicate if bandwidth becomes scarce in emergencies ranging ⁠from disasters to a Chinese invasion.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate.
    Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • But the serial killer arc feels more and more tacked on as the season collapses into itself.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
  • And The Margin Trap If a facility cannot support next-generation computing when an anchor lease expires, terminal value collapses.
    Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • That exercise quickly reveals where AI can increase efficiency, where optical character recognition belongs, where existing business rules can help automate decisions and where experienced employees should remain involved.
    Mia Urman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • How to pick the right tomato variety Not every tomato belongs in every dish.
    Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Goes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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