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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone (by)
Verb
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Heller ultimately acquiesced and agreed to assist Hudson for one year.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025 -
Jason was skeptical but acquiesced.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Musk’s company is also struggling to get users to pay for the self-driving feature — only 12% are subscribed, and its third-quarter revenue declined in 2025 compared to a year earlier, Business Insider reports.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Fields are limited to 12 for the turf sprints and 14 for all other races, and the Turf Sprint was one of seven races to be over-subscribed.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Later in the shift, Lohrei joined the rush and accepted a pass from Morgan Geekie in the neutral zone.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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She got accepted for one, but then the sellers backed out.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Gone (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28by%29. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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