1
as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
there was concern that the dam would go out under the force of the flood waters
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2
as in mixed
to take part in social activities
she enjoys going out on weekends, but during the week she's a homebody
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Recent Examples of gone out
The light, indeed, has gone out.
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
Sherfield has gone out of his way to take Bryant under his wing in part because Bryant was a college teammate of Caleb Griffin, who grew up in Sherfield’s hometown of Danville, Illinois.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
After the fires had gone out, the bodies were removed from the crosses, and the dead had been buried, Herod Antipas was able to reestablish an orderly rule.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Historically, Social Security checks have gone out on time during all 20 shutdowns since 1976.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In another incident in 2013 or 2014, Combs allegedly drove to a set where Ventura was filming a music video and attacked Nash again, fuming over his discovery that Nash and Ventura had gone out to dinner the night before.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
The lights, quite literally, have gone out on the island.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Residents of a house had gone out that morning to find their car blocked in the driveway by an unusual and exotic car parked behind it.
—Laura Lane, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
In the era of the smartphone, formal portraiture had gone out of fashion, and studios like the one in Manori were on the verge of closing down.
—M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
Sherfield has gone out of his way to take Bryant under his wing in part because Bryant was a college teammate of Caleb Griffin, who grew up in Sherfield’s hometown of Danville, Illinois.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
After the fires had gone out, the bodies were removed from the crosses, and the dead had been buried, Herod Antipas was able to reestablish an orderly rule.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Historically, Social Security checks have gone out on time during all 20 shutdowns since 1976.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In another incident in 2013 or 2014, Combs allegedly drove to a set where Ventura was filming a music video and attacked Nash again, fuming over his discovery that Nash and Ventura had gone out to dinner the night before.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
The lights, quite literally, have gone out on the island.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Residents of a house had gone out that morning to find their car blocked in the driveway by an unusual and exotic car parked behind it.
—Laura Lane, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
In the era of the smartphone, formal portraiture had gone out of fashion, and studios like the one in Manori were on the verge of closing down.
—M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone out
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The sofa was so collapsed that getting up from it felt like core strength training.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Israel wiped out entire cities with nothing left but an abundance of rubble mixed with thousands of corpses stuck underneath.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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One fall night under the neon sign at Ground Zero, groups of tourists flocked in to hear Heavy Suga’ play originals mixed with blues classics and Muddy Waters hits.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Today, the American Royal still hosts its annual rodeo, equestrian show, livestock show, and the World Series of Barbecue, but gone are the days of horses, cattle, and marching bands parading through downtown Kansas City — or anywhere else.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Grech Motors has been around for more than four decades now, during which time it’s gone from building stretch limousines to high-end luxury shuttle buses and people movers.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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First-generation parents may have more traditional values, which can set the stage for conflict, especially for a second-generation child, who is socialized in American culture.—
Lynda Lin Grigsby,
Parents,
7 Nov. 2025
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Most of us are socialized not just to suck it up, never to cry or show emotions, but also to suppress, go silent, hide, run away, act as if there is no agony.—
Kevin Powell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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This fall, Zardoya stepped out on her own, releasing her solo debut album, Melt, under the moniker Not for Radio.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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A little after 6 o’clock the next morning, Matthew Vande Kolk, chief deputy of the Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office, kissed his wife and daughter goodbye and stepped out of his Victorian farmhouse.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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