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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Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz after the United States and Israel attacked the country in February.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Yemen’s Houthis declared a blockade of Saudi shipping last month, attacked Saudi oil tankers this week, and are threatening to impose tolls, adding urgency to securing the waterway.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Police said the suspect broke into the home, physically assaulted a resident and fled with several items.

— Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
In 2024, the US paused all avocado imports from the state for more than a week after two US avocado inspectors were assaulted and detained at a police roadblock.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

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The Green Bay Packers held their annual Family Night Scrimmage Friday night — a practice inside of Lambeau Field where fans were charged $10 to watch the 2-hour, 15 minute session.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
In 2020, police charged two Los Angeles-area men and a woman with participating in Tran’s killing.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

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