Thesaurus results for GOING (ON)

going on

verb

Definition of going on next

present participle of go on

as in happening

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

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as in rambling

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 going on It would be built beneath Sherman Park, federal land southwest of the White House, to provide a more secure place to screen those going on White House tours or attending events. —

ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 This was an elimination game with the winners getting another opportunity to extend their season and the losers going on vacation. —

Janis Carr, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026 But there are certainly other big cases going on now too, like the case against Google. —

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026 There are all kinds of scams going on, people taking advantage others’ desires to be thinner, wealthier, happier. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 At the event, community members held a moment of silence for victims of child abuse and heard from local leaders about initiatives going on in Kane County meant to help children and their families. —

Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 Such a sequence occurred even sooner last Sunday against the Raptors, who trailed by six points midway through the first quarter before going on a 31-0 run to flip the contest in their favor and hand Orlando its largest loss in franchise history (52 points). —

Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026 Reece also pled guilty in Brazoria County, Texas, to the murders of 17-year-old Jessica Cain and 20-year-old Kelli Cox, a student at the University of North Texas in Denton, who disappeared on July 15, 1997, after going on a class field trip. —

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026 Before going on hiatus in 2022 so that the group’s seven members could complete their mandatory military service, BTS was unequivocally the biggest band in the world. —

Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026

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Unfortunately, with oil tankers taking 50 days or more to travel from the Persian Gulf to Europe or to our west coast, the effects of what is happening now militarily still has a long time to play out; and the effects of ongoing conflict is even foggier.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
There's always something happening here, from DJs on the rooftop to live bands at Drake Underground, the hotel's lounge and performance space.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2026