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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
The murderer and writer Jack Abbott was in prison when Mailer befriended him, and went on to kill again after Mailer lobbied for his release.
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James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
After dropping his debut full-length, Rock with Sedaka, in 1959, Sedaka went on to release four original studio albums and scored back-to-back hits on the radio.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
Post-Sundance, the film went on to premiere internationally at the 76th Berlin Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
While Epstein went on the tour, which included lunch with Musk, the emails suggest the women were not allowed past the lobby.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Richards won the three-way nomination and went on to defeat Republican Clayton Williams, becoming the last Democratic governor in Texas.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
Lots of her old friends showed concern at first, then went on with their lives.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
The future superintendent went on to serve as an administrator at South Wayne Junior High School, now known as Lynhurst 7th and 8th Grade Center.
—Carley Lanich, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
The film went on to play at OUTShine Film Festival, Philadelphia International Film Festival, Montclair Film Festival, and more.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
After dropping his debut full-length, Rock with Sedaka, in 1959, Sedaka went on to release four original studio albums and scored back-to-back hits on the radio.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
Post-Sundance, the film went on to premiere internationally at the 76th Berlin Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
While Epstein went on the tour, which included lunch with Musk, the emails suggest the women were not allowed past the lobby.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Richards won the three-way nomination and went on to defeat Republican Clayton Williams, becoming the last Democratic governor in Texas.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
Lots of her old friends showed concern at first, then went on with their lives.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
The future superintendent went on to serve as an administrator at South Wayne Junior High School, now known as Lynhurst 7th and 8th Grade Center.
—Carley Lanich, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
The film went on to play at OUTShine Film Festival, Philadelphia International Film Festival, Montclair Film Festival, and more.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went on
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The confrontation happened Wednesday one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino channel in Cayo Falcones, off the northern coast of the Villa Clara province in central Cuba, according to Cuban government officials.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Gusmane Coulibaly was arrested on Thursday after his picture was circulated on a NYPD tipline for a massive snowball skirmish that happened earlier this week.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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One day in July, Mitchell rambled about his mother’s house when Smart blurted out that Wright lived in the same neighborhood.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Drew Mestemaker threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns while Caleb Hawkins rambled for 186 yards and four scores on 25 carries.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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There was the drug lord who was famously killed twice, Nazario Moreno, leader of the violent and pseudo religious Knights Templar cartel who authorities said was killed in 2010 only to kill him for real in 2014.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Kolvet, who has been hosting Kirk’s show since his death, wrote in a post on X that there was growing urgency in Washington, including among anti-war voices, over reports that Iran may have been pursuing dirty bombs and seeking hypersonic weapons from China.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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The windows rattled violently, and the shock of the blast almost knocked me off my bed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Campos and Ruiz, both Latino candidates, have raised concerns over federal immigration enforcement in the region that rattled Lake County.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The announcement came about an hour before a deadline set by the Pentagon, which had called on Anthropic to back down.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2026
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The most opportune moment came about 30 minutes into the game, as Keagan Kiefer drilled a shot from 30 yards out.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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Research, development, experimentation – work that ran on multi-year cycles – can now ship in weeks.—
May Habib,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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This was the second ad that GM ran on Super Bowl Sunday.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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In this case, though, when Kelly landed from his jump, his foot came down on Yilmaz’s Achilles tendon and Kwiatkowski decided that his actions could endanger the safety of his opponent — an offence that warrants a straight red card instead of a yellow.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Ellison was taking meetings at Skydance’s sleek Santa Monica headquarters on Friday when word came down that the path had been cleared for Paramount to take WBD.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Max Kranick and Dedniel Nuñez both went down with elbow injuries that required Tommy John surgery.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The anxiousness over the situation also stems from the way that Skydance’s purchase of Paramount Global went down last year.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Went on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20on. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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