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as in to happen
to take place
what in the world is going on in there?
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2
as in to ramble
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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as in idiot
a stupid person
an unfortunate tendency to call those who disagree with him "brainless goons"
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as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
the crime boss threatened to send the goons after him if he squealed
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Recent Examples of go on
David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
Currently held at the Aguadores prison in Santiago, Ramírez Martínez will go on trial on June 10.
—Sarah Moreno
june 5, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The era of the goon is pretty much over.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Here, the role is reimagined as Taylor, a younger mother of three who, as the film opens, has a passing encounter with Julia before trying to go on with her own day.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
Currently held at the Aguadores prison in Santiago, Ramírez Martínez will go on trial on June 10.
—Sarah Moreno
june 5, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
Noun
But Kornev is young and infused with an idealistic zeal, refusing to let these goons stonewall him.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The era of the goon is pretty much over.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go on
Verb
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The shooting happened at Madison and Lockwood.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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The case has drawn national attention, fueled by debate over Texas self-defense law, questions surrounding race, competing narratives about what happened beneath a Memorial High School team tent and demonstrations outside the Collin County courthouse.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Stories abound about people who ramble, jump from one thought to the next, and communicate in a manner that makes others around them suspect that the person is tired and overworked.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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When asked simple questions by William Savitt, one of the attorneys representing OpenAI, Musk rambled and avoided the issue at hand.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The fact that this racist thug has been handed policing power by Netanyahu says more about the state of Israel’s democracy and political values—and in particular about the prime minister’s values—than many Israelis might like to admit.—
Avi Issacharoff,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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White thugs destroyed it in the 1921 Race Massacre.—
Jasmine Desiree,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Verb
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As this new influx of North Carolinians begins to take part, Jamison says his own dedication comes down to the human connections dancing fosters.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The game included 10 triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!—
USA TODAY Staff,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
Verb
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The American crashed two aces to make it 40-15, before rattling another serve over the net that her opponent could only throw a racket at.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Flavia Pupo, a manager at a hotel in Pinar del Río, told AP that the shaking rattled the building and frightened people in the area.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Noun
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The hero of the series is a former Olympic show jumper turned Tory member of Parliament named Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell), a sexy but cruel villain who—in the books at least—beats horses and breaks women.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Clutching a mysterious tool the shape of a mouse coffin, Firth’s villain tracks Daniel’s location by mentally transplanting himself into another person’s body, changing the color of their pupils to his own icy blue.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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