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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone (by)
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Allen is said to have reluctantly acquiesced to ARC’s demands and, in the process, alienated others.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026 -
The Clintons previously objected to testifying before Congress about their ties to the late financier, but ultimately acquiesced to Comer’s subpoena.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Its Hong Kong public tranche was subscribed more than 700 times, while the international offering was nearly 38 times covered, signaling strong investor appetite for Chinese AI and semiconductor names.—
Lee Ying Shan,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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Strong investor demand helped the company raise $717 million through the IPO, with its retail portion subscribed more than 2,300 times.—
Sangmi Cha,
Fortune,
2 Jan. 2026
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Fishback had referred to Donalds, his opponent in the Republican primary, who is Black, as a slave because Donalds accepted money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Submissions are being accepted in three categories, from students in grades K-8, high school students, and college and trade school students.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Gone (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28by%29. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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