1
as in to happen
to take place
what in the world is going on in there?
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2
as in to ramble
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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1
as in idiot
a stupid person
an unfortunate tendency to call those who disagree with him "brainless goons"
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as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
the crime boss threatened to send the goons after him if he squealed
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Recent Examples of go on
Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Tickets for Maná’s shows in Spain will go on sale on March 6 at 12 (local time) through Live Nation’s website.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025
Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
And then, just as suddenly, she’s kidnapped by some Russian goons and forced to race through the neighborhood’s underbelly in a desperate search for her missing beau, who is on an epic bender.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Stone and Prieto went on to collaborate on six projects.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Tickets for Maná’s shows in Spain will go on sale on March 6 at 12 (local time) through Live Nation’s website.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
While Pavlovich’s goons take Chase, Carson and Harper meet in a diner.
—Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
And then, just as suddenly, she’s kidnapped by some Russian goons and forced to race through the neighborhood’s underbelly in a desperate search for her missing beau, who is on an epic bender.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go on
Verb
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This is what happens when the wealthy and powerful aren’t strictly controlled.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2025
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With a change of administrations happening this year, President Donald Trump’s speech in March will not technically be a State of the Union.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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West, now legally known as Ye, spent much of Thursday night into Saturday morning rambling and rampaging on X, at one point declaring his respect for both Adolf Hitler and 55-year-old Combs, the latter of whom is currently behind bars in New York City.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Arizona gave up 140 rush yards or more eight times last fall — CU rambled for 148 in Tucson — and went 1-7 in those tilts.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Image In so many ways, Jan. 6 had become part of his brand — a brand in which an attack on the symbol of American democracy became a defense of that same democracy: a blow against political thugs and closet communists, deep-state plots and an unjust justice system.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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The investigation leads Cole into an ugly world of red-neck thugs and disappeared girls.—
Sandra Dallas,
The Denver Post,
2 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The direction of the market might all come down to the mercurial musings of President Trump.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2025
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Austin points the way for New York, where supply is so tight, rental vacancy rates are an unheard-of 1.4%: produce more places for people to live — all types, for people at all income levels — and rents will slow their growth or even start to come down.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There are spells, curses, vendettas, a twist villain, giant dragons who turn into humanoid warriors and many other creatures populating the world of this gargantuan feat of eye-popping computer animation.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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Hackman was among the most accomplished actors of his generation, appearing as villains, heroes and antiheroes in dozens of dramas, comedies and action films from the 1960s until his retirement in the early 2000s.—
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Automaker Tesla’s revenue missed expectations in the fourth quarter, for instance, while chip giant Nvidia has been rattled by China’s AI startup DeepSeek .—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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In the end, the concern about a glut of society types rattling their jewelry was misplaced.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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The stupid!—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 July 2021
Noun
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In her ethnographic study of Jamaican gangs, Jaffe argues against seeing the neighborhood strongmen—or dons—as primarily violent, exploitative gangsters.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Lives are literally on the line in Vivian Qu’s genre hybrid Girls on Wire, a surprisingly gritty study of people left behind or living in the margins that fuses gangster realism with social drama and leavens both with a dash of unexpected humor.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Go on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20on. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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