goes (away)

present tense third-person singular of go (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goes (away)
Verb
  • As police swarm the plant, Batman disappears in a puff of smoke.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Over such spans, change overwhelms continuity; too much simply disappears.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Because alcohol evaporates quickly, the couch should be dry in no time.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
  • For one, it’s finished, blended, and barreled in Dallas, where the high humidity means alcohol evaporates faster than water, resulting in a lower proof in the barrel.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What scientists have found is that the push-and-pull of Saturn from the moon's new position creates heat that melts ice into water.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The most important thing is to choose a cheese that melts well.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That’s where Logano’s optimism fades.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Tailgating Tips Getting it Right Clemson’s shady campus is leafy and green in August and September, turning red and gold as summer fades to fall.
    Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Players take on the role of Enzo Favaro, a miner who survives a tunnel collapse and flees the pit after insubordinately attacking a cruel underboss.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Blazy gives Odhiang a deep hug, jogs around the runway, and flees toward the exit, smiling.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While Sam begins hallucinating people as puppets, Justin breaks up with him.
    Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Belly, devastated by the betrayal, slaps Jeremiah and breaks up with him.
    Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Goes (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes%20%28away%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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