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 After their first meeting, Cruise and Diana went on to develop a friendship. — Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The rest of what went on between them in the Nineties is already well documented and their reconciliation is the subject of a new documentary. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 The Russian player went on to make the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Alexander Zverev. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 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 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

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Verb

What happened next is the part that actually surprised the experts.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Here’s everything to know about the Netflix film’s final moments, and what happened after in the real-life events.

— Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 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

Its kitchen could barely fit two people, and there was only one table with a few chairs.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
At the same time, there was a third Mike Bowl in San Francisco between the 49ers and Dolphins—Kyle Shanahan and Jeff Hafley each have the middle name Michael!

— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of was

Verb

Rebecca Noble/Reuters Hiring grew much less than expected in September as a monthslong surge of inflation weighed on shoppers and rattled bond markets, according to the federal government's monthly jobs report.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
More swings in the bond market rattled stock markets around the world on Thursday.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of rattled

Verb

The mission came about from a call for collaboration by the then nascent NASA in 1958, with scientists with Canada's Defence and Research Telecommunications Establishment submitting a proposal for two Alouette satellites to study Earth's ionosphere.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Transparent footwear is an experimental style that came about in the 50s and 60s.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of came about

Verb

Aviation attorney Mike Slack, who is based in Austin, Texas, said the missing person most probably went down with the aircraft because patients are strapped to their gurney during helicopter transports for safety.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Unlike his compatriot Horn, who went down in that same Cleveland game, Jackson has never been seriously hurt before.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of went down

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