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 Little by little as the day went on, the ranks of us still in the running grew thinner. — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 So Mannheim head coach and sports manager Dallas Eakins (previously the head coach of the Anaheim Ducks) had an up-close view as the summer went on. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 So what happens when the only record of how your business works is stored in the head of someone who just went on leave? — Angelica Kopec, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 The play went on to multiple productions throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 The Scene The Bayeux Tapestry, which went on display in the British Museum this week, is one of the wonders of the medieval world. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026 As the night went on, the focus shifted to music, with a performance by 070 Shake, followed by Fcukers, and Papi Juice closed things out with a DJ set. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026 And as time went on, the barn that was once the cornerstone of farm life slowly began deteriorating beyond repair, leading the farm to undergo another major change this year in an effort to restore the barn’s former liveliness. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 Racing In third position earlier in the evening, the Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Emanuele Pirro Audi R10 went on to win the 11th running of the Petit Le Mans road race at Road Atlanta in 2008. — Chris Teague, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for went on

Verb

And, fortuitously for would-be sponsors, something happened in tennis that made these arrangements even more appealing.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Trust your gut when something feels off, verify what happened and act quickly to lock down your accounts and credit.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 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

The arrest came about a month before a Florida appellate court ruled that the state’s open-carry ban was unconstitutional.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Lisa McQueen, senior manager of marketing at Lexus, also shared that the idea of the Future Classic Club came about from the brand’s notable Japanese design heritage and reinterpreting it through Ambush’s global and contemporary lens.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of came about

Verb

For example, a client’s original software build ran on no-code, which was functional for a time but eventually led to friction.

— Angelica Kopec, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
But Pratt, a Trump-friendly Republican in a deep-blue city, ran on a promise of radical reform at City Hall.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026