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gone

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verb

past participle of go
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as in sufficed
to be fitting or proper at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes

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as in extended
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the highway goes right along the river

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as in become
to eventually have as a state or quality she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing 1980s pop the room went dark

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as in belonged
to have or be in a usual or proper place these plates go in this cabinet

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as in ranged
to occur within a continuous range of variation selling prices for houses in that neighborhood generally go between one and two million

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as in bet
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gone
Adjective
Clouds have evaporated into practically nothing and are expected to stay gone. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026 And even with those two gone, Dubar slid down Boise State’s depth chart, managing just three carries for 12 yards so far in 2025. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
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The beauty industry has gone global — and so have the people who can afford to chase it. Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026 All pretense of impartiality is gone. Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone
Adjective
  • There are also a handful of genera named after Attenborough, as in the case of the Chilean wasp, including Sirdavidia, a genus of trees found in Gabon, and Attenborosaurus, a genus of extinct marine reptiles from the Jurassic.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
  • Yi qi is the name given to an extinct dinosaur from the family Scansoriopterygidae.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
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  • Kansas City had runners on first and second with none out in the fourth inning when the game was briefly delayed while workers attended to the fallen fan.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • There will be a laying of wreaths and flowers for all of the fallen, followed by brief comments.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
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  • The coroner's office confirmed that the remains, found on April 16, were confirmed to be Hicks' after obtaining dental records for him and another missing individual.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • Rubin will play Louise Donnadieu, a working-class counselor at Camp Emerson whose life is upended when one of her young campers, Barbara, goes missing.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 May 2026
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  • Fasold was one of six surrogates who were still pregnant at the time of Silvia and Guojun’s arrest.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • Madison, who got pregnant three years after Felix in 2021, felt pressure to return to the track immediately.
    Tina Sturdevant, New York Times, 10 May 2026
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  • For a player who isn’t exactly known for his defensive acumen, Dorofeyev made several great defensive plays with his stick.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Even in the United States, his student turned assistant Henry LeTang became the tap teacher to hundreds, from starlets needing tailoring to the great Gregory Hines.
    Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
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  • There’s probably a smart, chilling film to be made about the terrors of smothering and relentless adoration — one imagines what Rod Serling would have done with something like this — but this isn’t really that film.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2026
  • All this customization can be done through the on-bike display or Velotric’s phone app.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
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  • After staff members broke up the altercation for a second time, several individuals, including Hayes and two of her daughters, were moved to a grassy area beside the school building, according to the affidavit.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • Fugaz moved to this location early last year—the former spot was, though somewhat unbelievable, even smaller.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
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  • He is entitled, dismissive and will go out of his way to say something cruel and condescending when nothing at all would have sufficed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • What sufficed for drama down the stretch was whether May’s team would join Jerry Tarkanian’s 1990 UNLV juggernaut as only the second team to hit triple digits at the Final Four in the modern era.
    Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026

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“Gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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