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
Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Kerry Burnight, a gerontologist who contributed to the research, said the index builds on foundational well-being models but goes further.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Kittle can only hope his successful and courageous takedown of the massive spider is how his rehab goes.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Proof that $10 still goes a long way, these surprisingly useful finds tackle small but mighty organization and cleaning frustrations around the house, car, and closet.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
When Cirie goes home, it’s sold as Aubry’s doing.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 May 2026
As the story goes, this particular treasure hunter spent several days in those harsh conditions, carefully following a pre-determined grid pattern to ensure every square foot of the desertscape was scanned.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
As the saying goes, anyway, pressure makes diamonds.
—Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Hobby-maxxing offers an answer to screen fatigue that doesn’t require quitting technology entirely — just rebalancing where attention goes.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
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
Verb
Lady Louise, who is studying English at St Andrew’s University in Scotland, has been helping ensure that the four-day show goes smoothly and has a good royal turnout.
—Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Kerry Burnight, a gerontologist who contributed to the research, said the index builds on foundational well-being models but goes further.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Kittle can only hope his successful and courageous takedown of the massive spider is how his rehab goes.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Proof that $10 still goes a long way, these surprisingly useful finds tackle small but mighty organization and cleaning frustrations around the house, car, and closet.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
When Cirie goes home, it’s sold as Aubry’s doing.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 May 2026
As the story goes, this particular treasure hunter spent several days in those harsh conditions, carefully following a pre-determined grid pattern to ensure every square foot of the desertscape was scanned.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
As the saying goes, anyway, pressure makes diamonds.
—Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Hobby-maxxing offers an answer to screen fatigue that doesn’t require quitting technology entirely — just rebalancing where attention goes.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Noun
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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As the illness progresses, coughing and difficulty breathing can develop.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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As the condition progresses, leaves may turn yellow or translucent, develop spots that enlarge and burst, and eventually fall off when the plant is touched or moved, Abdi adds.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
12 May 2026
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DeSantis departs The 2026 election marks the end of the DeSantis era in Florida.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Then, in the second segment from L1 to the moon, the spacecraft later departs along an unstable manifold and transitions into lunar orbit.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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That rationale for military power no longer suffices.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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This is not a moment where simply modeling democratic and humanitarian principles by our own behavior suffices.—
Ernesto Burden,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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Is there a way of describing economic growth that doesn’t implicitly depend on some homogeneous, material substance that corresponds to measures like GDP?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Every shot corresponds to an idea.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Competitive districts — where a candidate leads a challenger by fewer than 10 percentage points — are increasingly rare.—
Ashley Wu,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Walking across shiny, immaculately clean floors into the still room, a tour leads visitors to a room with the immense structures the Bakers use to make their special brand of whiskey.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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If Raskin becomes the committee’s chairman, many of those investigative letters will become subpoenas.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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While the killing dealt one of the biggest blows to ISIS’s global network in years, disrupting operations in northeastern Nigeria, the terror group's top leader, Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, remains at large as Africa becomes the movement's global epicenter.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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According to our models, when a massive, Population III star reaches the end of its life, its core collapses into a black hole, but the resulting supernova explosion isn’t energetic enough to blow the entire star apart.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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These make tunneling more efficient and safer, by maintaining constant pressure in the area surrounding the subway tunnel, making collapses virtually impossible, Metro reported.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Burries belongs in the conversation as a balanced two-way athlete.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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The deeper demand belongs at the FDA.—
Jonathan Slater,
STAT,
13 May 2026
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“Goes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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