Synonyms of goes
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as in progresses
to move forward along a course
everything is going according to our plans
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as in departs
to leave a place often for another
will go on vacation at the end of the year decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier
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as in corresponds
to be in agreement on every point
your account of how the fire started doesn't go with what she said
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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 collapses
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges
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as in fades
to lose bodily strength or vigor
when you get old, your eyesight starts to go
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as in follows
to make one's way through, across, or over
I went the length of the street before finding an empty parking space
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as in puts
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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as in intends
chiefly Southern & Midland
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I didn't go to fire the gun—it just went off
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as in ends
to come to an end
we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went
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as in affords
to have enough money for
I think I can go for the new car after all
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as in stands
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can't go the smell of that rotting food for one more minute
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as in dies
to stop living
her grandmother went peacefully last night
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as in succeeds
to turn out as planned or desired
we tried very hard to get the food cooperative to go, but it never really worked out
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Recent Examples of goes
Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
These spots are all gone, but now, due in part to the rise of #BookTok, where genre fiction often goes viral, booksellers are once again getting more targeted in their approach.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The same goes for Charli XCX who, in a Danielle Frankel slip and Vivienne Westwood corset dress, made the case for uptight brides to let go of their pursuit of perfection and just let loose.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Happiness goes deeper than one’s pockets.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
But there is some pleasing difference-splitting going on here, as sound goes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
As much as the wings are anticipated for their iconic designs, the models wearing them have been open about the workout that goes into sporting them around.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
If everything goes as planned, the Chicago Bears will have one of their toughest tasks of the year in Week 8 against the Baltimore Ravens.
—Jon Conahan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Maybe what really matters is where Ansari goes from here.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
The story goes that at the homecoming pep rally in 1995, then-student body president Michael Torregrossa was pushed into the pond by other student government members.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
These spots are all gone, but now, due in part to the rise of #BookTok, where genre fiction often goes viral, booksellers are once again getting more targeted in their approach.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The same goes for Charli XCX who, in a Danielle Frankel slip and Vivienne Westwood corset dress, made the case for uptight brides to let go of their pursuit of perfection and just let loose.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Happiness goes deeper than one’s pockets.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
But there is some pleasing difference-splitting going on here, as sound goes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
As much as the wings are anticipated for their iconic designs, the models wearing them have been open about the workout that goes into sporting them around.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
If everything goes as planned, the Chicago Bears will have one of their toughest tasks of the year in Week 8 against the Baltimore Ravens.
—Jon Conahan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Maybe what really matters is where Ansari goes from here.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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As the book progresses, some of the children in the photographs are older and more in control of their outward expression, but scraps of strangeness or incongruity always peek through.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Many things can and will transpire as the season progresses.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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An American Airlines Airbus A321 taxis at San Diego International Airport as a United Airlines airplane departs on August 24, 2024 in San Diego, California.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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The full Interconnect Tour departs from Deer Valley Resort in Park City, leading skiers on a traverse along the Wasatch Mountain range with visits to Park City Mountain Resort, Solitude, Brighton, Alta, and Snowbird.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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And, if identity suffices in defining the art work, what else about it is overlooked along that way?—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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But today, the Attention Economy no longer suffices.—
Rajiv Shesh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The drills were the biggest ever this year, involving more than 20,000 reservists and double the timeline of 2024’s, an extension that corresponds to swelling fears of a Chinese attack.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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JPMorgan reiterates neutral rating, lowers price objective to $1,275 from $1,300 JPMorgan’s forecast corresponds to upside of around 3%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Anticipating and preparing for war leads quite naturally to accepting its inevitability.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Boozman leads the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, which has legislative jurisdiction over matters involving nutrition programs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
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Protecting fanzines becomes an art — bin bags at the ready.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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When a favorite recipe becomes a family tradition, the dish and the love behind it live on for generations.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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The notion that the catastrophe stems from inadequate defense spending collapses the moment the interceptors fail.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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When the ceiling collapses in her Montauk apartment, she’s forced to move to a bleak low-rent motel.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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The eyeball test says BYU and Cincinnati are legit good, and Texas Tech belongs in that same discussion.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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Not as a token or an exception, but as someone who naturally belongs in these spaces.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Goes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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