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as in to happen
to take place
what in the world is going on in there?
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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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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
Paige Harriss, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Wave 1 tickets for March 4 – March 13 performances go on sale at 10 a.m. (with the waiting room opening at 9:30 a.m.), and Wave 2 tickets for March 14 – 23 performances go on sale at 2 p.m. (with the waiting room opening at 1:30 p.m.).
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
But the truck had been filled with guns by goons, who captured the girl.
—Erica Thompson, TVLine, 20 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Wiggs went on to claim that Townsend disposed of Michael Shaver’s body.
—Paige Harriss, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Wave 1 tickets for March 4 – March 13 performances go on sale at 10 a.m. (with the waiting room opening at 9:30 a.m.), and Wave 2 tickets for March 14 – 23 performances go on sale at 2 p.m. (with the waiting room opening at 1:30 p.m.).
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
But the Pretty Woman fairy tale swerves tones and genres midway through after his parents dispatch local goons to rein in the situation.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
But the truck had been filled with guns by goons, who captured the girl.
—Erica Thompson, TVLine, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go on
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But in looking back at what happened four years ago, there are recordings, there's video evidence of what happened.CBS News, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Cincy by winning Saturday night must still have DEN and MIA both lose to get in, the Bengals’ chance of that happening put at 14.2%.Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
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There's a rambling rooftop covered with plants and flowers and a friendly, freewheeling vibe.Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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The problem was that the rambling interior seemed to be inspired by a suburban take on formal grandeur, which didn’t reflect their personal tastes.Tim McKeough, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Several journalists were beaten by police and media workers accused authorities of using thugs to deter people from attending anti-government rallies, which Georgian Dream denies.Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Several young Georgians who still bore the visible marks of beating described being detained at peaceful protests by security forces; one independent election monitor recounted how he had been roughed up to leave a polling station by a crowd of thugs.Christian Caryl, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
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Shortly afterwards, the aircraft came down on the runway in a belly landing, touching down about 1,310 yards along the 3,062 yard runway and sliding into the embankment at the end of the landing strip.Ju-min Park and Hongji Kim, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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That was certainly the case on downfield throws, which Coker had a knack for coming down more often than most.Joseph Person, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Still, the character is now available to play the hero or the villain in a slasher film — a la Winnie the Pooh — if some enterprising filmmaker wants to take advantage of the fair use.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2025
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Peter Dinklage rolls both hero and villain into his performance as Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf who uses intelligence to overcome prejudice.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Ohio isn't known for seismic activity, but two noticeable earthquakes rattled the state in the past two weeks.Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2024
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Then, in the third, Olivier rattled Boston’s Charlie McAvoy with a hit along the wall and was challenged to a fight by defenseman Nikita Zadorov.Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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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, 19 Apr. 2024
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The stupid!Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2021
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His family told the local press that the man responsible for his death was a gangster from a rival group who had been living in exile in South Africa.Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
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The group’s chairman is John Chan, a former Chinatown gangster convicted of human trafficking and drug smuggling charges in the mid-2000s who has since become influential in New York politics.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Go on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20on. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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