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gone in (on)

verb

past participle of go in (on)
as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone in (on)
  1. attacked
  2. assaulted
  3. charged
Verb
  • Six of the gunmen were killed, according to police, who said one suicide bomber attacked the nearby office of an intelligence agency.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • When a wealthy, royal woman is attacked by bandits, the two men save her and are welcomed to the castle as valiant knights.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of attacked
Verb
  • According to the union, 22 letter carriers have been assaulted in Colorado over the past three years.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In public, this increases a person’s risk of being robbed or assaulted.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of assaulted
Verb
  • At the conclusion of the three-day inquest, Lizzie was arrested and charged in the double murder of her father and stepmother.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Last October, investigators with the Vernon Police Department arrested Pietras and charged him with 20 counts of second-degree larceny and 60 counts of intent to defraud funeral service contracts.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of charged
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“Gone in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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