Thesaurus results for GOES (ON)

goes on

verb

present tense third-person singular of go on

as in happens

to take place what in the world is going on in there?

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as in rambles

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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Recent Examples of goes on The report goes on to quote an official working at Alligator Alcatraz in January. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 The 93-year-old acting icon hugged her co-stars Taika Waititi, Pamela Anderson and Murray Bartlett while the crowd cheered for her emotional performance as an elderly woman who goes on a road trip to return a pigeon. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 Fastest marathon while juggling a soccer ball, the men’s record for most touches of a soccer ball in one hour, the list goes on — 11,901 is the number to beat on the latter, for anyone looking to take a stab at it. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 In addition to that expense, there’s a wedding gift (from a registry where items range from $250 to $2,500), a shower gift, a hotel room for a destination wedding, and the list goes on. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 The list goes on; suffice it to say, there’s a wide gulf between Book Tumbleton and Show Tumbleton. — Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 Google is a company that really does take your security seriously, and the work that goes on behind the scenes to make its ecosystem a safer place for all is often overlooked. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 When the watchers watch themselves, not a lot of watching goes on. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2026 The complaint goes on to say that Martinez discussed another Black female attorney in similar terms. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goes on

Verb

For business owners like Rios and Yepez, the concern is not only about immigration enforcement itself, but also about what happens when customers and workers become too afraid to leave their homes.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Most of us start the washing machine without thinking much about what happens next.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of happens

Verb

Look for wildflowers and endemic fauna on the Tomales Point Trail, which rambles for nearly 10 miles on this special, skinny peninsula, delivering gorgeous, foggy views of the Pacific Ocean.

— Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
Kachina rambles for 5 miles but the most vibrant color is found on the first half of the hike.

— Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025

Definition of rambles

Verb

There is no noise of a breaking string echoing in the distance — the stage direction that pushed Chekhov’s final dramatic landscape toward Beckettian absurdism before Beckett was born.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
There is a particular sort of helplessness that comes from knowing exactly how to fix a computer while being hundreds of miles away from it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of is

Verb

Julio Rodríguez had an RBI double for the Mariners and Logan Gilbert allowed two runs on six hits over six innings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Reid called Walker’s number on the first four plays as part of a total of eight runs on the first drive alone.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of runs on

Verb

All agree that police abuse of the ALPR system, such as in Milwaukee, rattles the public’s trust.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
As Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom powers America’s economy, rattles its job market, and shapes its national security priorities, political leaders are struggling for traction on how the government should seek to engage the technology, if at all.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026