as in brought
to have a price of
those cars go for $25,000
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gone for
2 of 2phrase
1
as in enjoyed
to take pleasure in
I could go for a cold beer right about now.
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2
as in accepted
to have a favorable opinion of
I hope they go for my proposal.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone (for)
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In Season 1, confronted with overdoses, drownings, and a host of other crises great and small, the team nevertheless found time to deliver the soapiness that the best medical series have always brought.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026 -
At last, the alien—brought wonderfully to life, with an amusingly robotic voice and skittery movements, by the puppeteer James Ortiz—can tell his story.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of candidates ran for five open seats in the Chicago area, where funding from groups supporting Israel and the cryptocurrency industry played an outsize role.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Bob Fioretti is the lone Republican running for attorney general and will likely go up against Raoul, who has been in office since 2019.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Gone (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28for%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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