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Adjective
Inspired by Eusope’s great-grandfather’s recipe, the palm-size puffs are maddeningly delicious and gone much too soon.—Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 12 Mar. 2020 Hanks and Wilson, both 63, are the first major entertainment figures who appear to have caught the illness, and who’ve gone public with the news.—Dan Singer, Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2020
Verb
The closest comparison might be to show tunes—but for a one-woman play that’s gone 19 years without a curtain call.—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025 Since Druski released his NASCAR video, it’s gone viral on every social media platform it’s been posted on, including Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gone
Sharks, rays, and chimaeras are among the most threatened vertebrate groups on the planet, second only to amphibians; according to the IUCN Red List, 37% of these species are at risk of extinction (and one species is already extinct).
Other extinct branches of the tree of life included Hawaiian honeyeater birds of the family Mohoidae and the Dinornithormes order which grouped giant flightless birds such as New Zealand’s moas.
Wolf spiders prefer dark hiding places like piles of leaves or fallen logs.
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Carrie Madormo,
Health,
6 Sep. 2025
Whether a storm, fallen tree, or power grid problem is to blame, having to toss food as a result is a pain for some and a significant financial burden for others.
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Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Sep. 2025
But on a day when Mizzou amassed 595 total yards, converted 4 of 5 fourth downs and got an excellent effort from first-year starting quarterback Beau Pribula, surrendering possession had to fill Kansas followers with a sense of dread.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
The openings can keep your feet cool or give you an excellent way to show off some eye-catching socks once the weather get cooler.
Since the turn of the century, autonomous mining has proceeded through several generations of capability, with both robustness and cost-benefit increasing.
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Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
The honor fell to Rival Son’s majestic vocalist Jay Buchanan, who took the stage barefoot, in a maroon suit, and proceeded to devour the angry rock anthem.
Strikingly, this rapid shift coincided with major alterations in genes linked to autism—likely shaped by natural selection factors unique to the human species.
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Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
That perceptible swing—characterized by personality, warmth, and settled approachability—coincided with Amy Astley’s appointment as our head of editorial content.
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