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)
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Tonges, who before Sunday’s game had never caught a regular-season pass, attacked the ball and gave San Francisco the lead.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025 -
The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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One of the women estimated that the singer assaulted her at least 23 times during her six years of employment at the musician's home.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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In 2020, Ellis claimed that the Grammy winner assaulted her outside of a Beverly Hills medical office in February 2018.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Avoid any water that may be charged with electricity and do not attempt to walk through floodwaters.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Bucur was charged with first-degree burglary and unlawful possession of methamphetamine, with his bail set at $75,000, police said.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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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 9 Sep. 2025.
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