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Definition of gone (for)next
past participle of go (for)

gone for

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phrase

past participle of go for

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone (for)
Verb
  • Born at the zoo in 2024, Neukgu is a third-generation descendent of a group of wolves brought from Russia in 2008 as part of a project to reintroduce wolves resembling those that lived in the Korean wild before going extinct in the 1960s.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Read's attorneys claimed that O'Keefe was never hit by a vehicle, but was instead killed inside the home during a fight and then brought outside.
    Matt Schooley, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Speier, who entered politics by first working as a congressional aide and experienced harassment from a supervisor, said that part of the problem in Congress is that members are given wide latitude to run their offices.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes these Chicago White Sox rebuilds seem to run together in your mind.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Gone (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28for%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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