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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
There’s also 7 Brew, Swig, HTeaO, Ziggi’s Coffee, PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans…the list goes on.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
When Tony's security company faces an attack from unknown malicious forces, the family goes on the run across Europe while figuring out who is after them, according to Paramount.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
This gap between what teachers need and what the administrators are providing can partly be attributed to the distance between the latter and what goes on in their building’s classrooms day-to-day.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
The Bellinger sweepstakes will only heat up as the offseason goes on.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The rule of thumb is to order two per person, but there’s freedom to add more as the night goes on.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
As the morning goes on, the turnaround points will move closer to the ends of the bridge, so walkers need to keep up a reasonable pace.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
When Tony's security company faces an attack from unknown malicious forces, the family goes on the run across Europe while figuring out who is after them, according to Paramount.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
This gap between what teachers need and what the administrators are providing can partly be attributed to the distance between the latter and what goes on in their building’s classrooms day-to-day.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
The Bellinger sweepstakes will only heat up as the offseason goes on.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The rule of thumb is to order two per person, but there’s freedom to add more as the night goes on.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
As the morning goes on, the turnaround points will move closer to the ends of the bridge, so walkers need to keep up a reasonable pace.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goes on
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The worst Obama era moment happens in the gross conversation when Gretchen sits on her sectional with Slade to rake over the coals of the past.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The spiritual experience here, these days, happens when Joyce clocks in.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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The residence rambles over more than 14,500 square feet with 13 bedrooms and nine and a half baths.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2025
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Don’t be the person who rambles and runs over the slot.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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If there is a shutdown, federal workers will not be paid, and federal buildings will close as Congress works to pass a deal to reopen the shuttered government.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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There is a specific subcategory of magic romance books deal gently with death, that thing that is as much a part of love and life as any amount of comedy, tropes and beats.—
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Farris could have gotten through this one with only two runs on the scoreboard, though.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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The mill runs on a 70 percent renewable energy mix, 34 percent which comes from a solar rooftop installation.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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Here Paul Thomas Anderson has given us a masterpiece that doesn’t just entertain but rattles the bones.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Seattle crowd rattles the kids, the pass game is out of sync after, effectively, never practicing together this August, and Riq Woolen and Devon Witherspoon have Ricky Pearsall locked down.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Goes on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes%20on. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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