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as in proceeded
to move forward along a course
everything is going according to our plans
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as in moved
to leave a place often for another
will go on vacation at the end of the year decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier
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as in sufficed
to be fitting or proper
at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes
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as in corresponded
to be in agreement on every point
your account of how the fire started doesn't go with what she said
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as in became
to eventually have as a state or quality
she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing 1980s pop the room went dark
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as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges
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as in belonged
to have or be in a usual or proper place
these plates go in this cabinet
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as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor
when you get old, your eyesight starts to go
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as in traversed
to make one's way through, across, or over
I went the length of the street before finding an empty parking space
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as in put
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event
to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round
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as in planned
chiefly Southern & Midland
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I didn't go to fire the gun—it just went off
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as in stopped
to come to an end
we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went
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as in afforded
to have enough money for
I think I can go for the new car after all
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as in stood
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can't go the smell of that rotting food for one more minute
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as in died
to stop living
her grandmother went peacefully last night
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as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired
we tried very hard to get the food cooperative to go, but it never really worked out
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Recent Examples of went
Smith-Schuster tumbled backward to the ground, jumped up and went after Branch.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Showing confidence the whole night that the outcome wouldn’t really be in doubt, BSU went for it seven times on fourth down, converting six of those.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
Stafford went 17-for-26 for 181 yards and one touchdown.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Instead, the moment went viral across social media as the Rams’ special teams issues continue.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Olson went four innings, scattering five hits and allowed just one run.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The number went from 47 in 2023 to 30 in 2024.
—Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
After a back injury during his senior year, Honer went all in on music and left the diving behind.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Showing confidence the whole night that the outcome wouldn’t really be in doubt, BSU went for it seven times on fourth down, converting six of those.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
Stafford went 17-for-26 for 181 yards and one touchdown.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Instead, the moment went viral across social media as the Rams’ special teams issues continue.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Olson went four innings, scattering five hits and allowed just one run.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The number went from 47 in 2023 to 30 in 2024.
—Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
After a back injury during his senior year, Honer went all in on music and left the diving behind.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went
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Branch then proceeded to strike Smith-Schuster on the front of the helmet with an open-handed blow, sending the receiver to the ground.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Tensions in Venezuela had remained high after the election, and, in the political fallout over the way that Maduro’s government had proceeded—without sharing the electoral rolls as proof of its win—most of Latin America’s governments had condemned it.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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With that goal, Messi moved into first place in the Golden Boot race, one goal ahead of Denis Bouanga of Los Angeles FC, who is away on national team duty with Gabon.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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During that time, my mother developed dementia and was moved into a senior-care facility.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Soon, though, Shahn began to doubt whether such pleasant, inoffensive paintings sufficed.—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
2 Oct. 2025
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Face-to-face sales are needed where online contracts once sufficed.—
Alla Adam,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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To confirm the match, the team carefully aligned the Hubble and JWST images using 36 stars visible in both datasets as reference points, ensuring that every pixel corresponded to the same spot in the sky, the study noted.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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To calculate the scattering amplitude for a collision of n particles, physicists would have to add up many BCFW terms — and each of those terms corresponded to a region of the positive Grassmannian in n dimensions.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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There were three distance options -- 20, 50 and 100 kilometers -- that led riders north up in and around the Bella Vista area before bringing them back to downtown Bentonville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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The researchers, led by Jong-Hwa Shon, designed a prototype that uses riboflavin as an electron mediator.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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In response to questions, the city said that some DEI policies are being rolled back by Mayor William Cogswell, who last year became the first Republican to assume the position since 1877.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Oct. 2025
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The pressure to keep costs under control became more urgent during the pandemic when Macy’s was fighting to stave off bankruptcy.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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After the state distributor Embrafilme was dismantled in 1990, national production nearly collapsed, silencing a generation of filmmakers.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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As for that Oregon-Penn State game, the Nittany Lions have full-on collapsed since Drew Allar’s OT interception gave the Ducks what looked like an impressive victory.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Stunted palm trees that belonged elsewhere, a distance too great to name.—
Sofía Pereda,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The first drive of the second half belonged mostly to Wisner, who picked up 43 yards on six touches to get the Longhorns in the red zone for their go-ahead score.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Went.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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