Thesaurus results for WENT ON

went on

verb

past tense of go on

as in happened

to take place what in the world is going on in there?

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as in rambled

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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Recent Examples of went on As the match went on, realising that his team had the upper hand in possession, Solbakken introduced technical wingers from the bench in Oscar Bobb and Andreas Schjelderup to better dictate the flow of play. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026 It’s been one week since Nolan Wells and his friends went on a Fourth of July trip to Horn Island – an uninhabited stretch of pristine wilderness off the Mississippi coast with no shelters, no facilities and no communications. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 July 2026 The Portuguese government went on to enact a range of measures to prevent and contain wildfires. — ABC News, 10 July 2026 Wegner-Bscher went on to race the car throughout Europe, including historics events at Spa, Vallelunga, and the Nürburgring. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 10 July 2026 After leaving prison in 2009, Kidan began working at a staffing agency, went on to found a staffing business, Chartwell Staffing Solutions, and now serves as president of Empire Workforce Solutions, the White House said. — Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 Trump went on to describe how the project would feature a luxe hotel managed by Aman Resorts and a food and beverage program from Manhattan staple Carbone. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026 Sheeran and Seaborn went on to quietly marry in an intimate ceremony in Suffolk, England, in December 2018 with just 40 guests in attendance. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Russell went on to win Best Director at Venice, but The Devils was later banned in Italy and several other territories. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for went on

Verb

Argentina triumphed on penalties in 1998, after David Beckham was sent off, and England won via a penalty in 2002, when Beckham went some way to atoning for what happened four years earlier by converting from the spot.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
What happened, Wells' parents say, is a mystery riddled with conflicting stories, implausible explanations and missing details.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

Cars lined the streets looking for parking spots as people rambled through the bustling marketplace at Clock Tower Landing.

— Kendrick Calfee June 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
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

Definition of rambled

Verb

Last night’s incident emotionally rattled you, but tensions will cool in the coming hours.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Like playwright Annie Baker’s warm, lush first feature, The Children’s Bach spins around a dreamy mother whose life is rattled by the appearance of a rakish rogue.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026

Definition of rattled

Verb

Platner ran on a progressive platform centered on affordability, universal health care and getting corporate money and influence out of politics.

— Saige Miller, NPR, 10 July 2026
El-Sayed ran on a Sanders-esque populist platform, including a call for single-payer health care and to raise the minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour.

— Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Definition of ran on

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Angel City attacker Jun Endo went down with a non-contact injury in the 33rd minute and was assisted off the pitch visibly shaken.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Said differently, in a decade and a half, the number of players selected in the MLB Draft went down by approximately 40%.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026