as in obsessed
filled with an intense or excessive love for
I've never seen her so gone on a man before
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1
as in happened
to take place
what in the world is going on in there?
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as in rattled
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
my, but Aunt Betty does go on about all of her aches and pains
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone (on)
Adjective
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Studios is out with Alicia Silverstone in erotic thriller Pretty Thing as a successful executive in a torrid affair with a younger man (Karl Glusman) who becomes obsessed with her.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
3 July 2025 -
Football has become obsessed with globalisation, but the sport — as opposed to the business — is still fuelled by what happens at a local level.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
3 July 2025
Verb
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The crash, like most in Sacramento, happened at night on a dangerous road.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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Ford, who also opened The Butcher’s Club in Palm Beach Gardens in 2022, can’t quite believe everything that has happened in the past few months.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Rory McIlroy has finally done it.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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But leadership is not just what gets done.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Nick Dunlap has led a charmed young career to date.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Kieran Culkin and Bill Burr, co-stars in a new Broadway production of Glengarry Glen Ross, looked particularly charmed.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The balloon has gone up and Paris is once again enchanted.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Supersonic aircraft and enchanted broomsticks, remote controls and wands, both technology and magic ostensibly offer alternatives to physical exertion and enable otherwise impossible feats.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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“Gone (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28on%29. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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