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gone on

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verb

past participle of go on

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gone (on)
Verb
Both couples have gone on to start families of their own. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025 The sitcom helped launch the careers of all six stars, who have gone on to become TV and film stars. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Several have gone on to have award-winning and world renowned careers — but even for those who didn’t go on to work in the arts, the center taught them important life skills. Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone (on)
Adjective
  • We’re all obsessed with the Make Beauty Skin Mimetic Concealer.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • His character becomes obsessed with solving the crime.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The suit alleged that Carr threatened Fitzwater to not say anything about what happened in the office to anyone.
    Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Hall allegedly told officers what happened was an accident, but has not admitted to discharging a firearm, according to court documents.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The government was sufficiently rattled to rescind the ban the next morning.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The shaking broke some windows in Berkeley and rattled products off the shelves in some stores.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Rafaela didn’t need to homer; an RBI triple off Detroit Tigers reliever Tommy Kahnle was more than enough to get the job done, 4-3.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the regulation, some groups argue more must be done to protect flight crews when the door is open.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Since a Ralphie rambled across Folsom Field for the first time in September 1967, CU put up a sterling 5-1 record in live mascot debut runs.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
  • After a Southern Utah offsides penalty, graduate student Matt Colombo bounced off left tackle and rambled into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The production came just in time to help the Angels (72-88) put a serious dent in the Astros’ chances of going to the playoffs.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Mornings taste better with a fresh fruit smoothie and sunrise on your deck, and the always smiling and hospitable resort staff keeps the surprises coming—maybe a floating breakfast one day or champagne at dusk the next.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Published earlier this year by Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, Audition is described as a twisty thriller that follows a celebrated actress enjoying a charmed, bohemian life in Manhattan with her creative husband.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
  • At this moment in my relatively charmed childhood, this all seemed unprecedented.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The enchanted satnav system directs Sarah and David to various doors dotted along their circuitous route toward healing.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
  • On this enchanted night, as on days in Denver for the Great American Beer Festival, the castle of beer had been breached.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Gone (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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