GONE IN (ON) Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

gone in (on)

verb

past participle of go in (on)

as in attacked

to take sudden, violent action against law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman

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The two bears had been involved in an incident in which two of Grazer’s 2024 cubs were attacked by Chunk after falling over a waterfall.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
Soon after, Anthropic revealed that its own stress testers attacked three companies too.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

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The suspects then forced the clerk into a rear employee office at gunpoint, where the clerk was allegedly assaulted, according to police.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026
During which he was physically assaulted and told that in no uncertain terms that this was coming from the captain.

— Jim DeFede, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

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The driver, identified as 54-year-old Robert Delorenzo of Stratford, was arrested and charged with reckless driving, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and failure to stop on the right side of the road.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
She is charged with misdemeanor filing a false report to police, an arrest warrant says.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Gone in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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