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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Peacock 'Sharp Corner' This unsettling thriller features Ben Foster as a man who becomes overly obsessed with the fatal car crashes that happen at a sharp corner in the road in front of his new home.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025 -
In fact, at one point, Octavia Margaret was worried that Estelle was too obsessed with comics and ripped all her comics in half.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 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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However, this would not be done by various provinces and territories acting independently, as happened this week with Ontario.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
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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His charmed upbringing instilled the stage presence that aided an amateur rapping career, plus opportunities like working on music in his mother’s film Queen of Katwe and getting celebrities Madhur Jaffrey and Lupita Nyong’o to appear in his music videos.—
Mark Chiusano,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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Middle notes of gardenia, jasmine, ylang ylang, and frangipani create a charmed effect that smells like stepping into an enchanted spring garden.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Middle notes of gardenia, jasmine, ylang ylang, and frangipani create a charmed effect that smells like stepping into an enchanted spring garden.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
21 July 2025
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Every enchanted forest needs a guard, and an 8-foot dragon certainly does the trick.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 July 2025
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“Gone (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28on%29. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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