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as in proceeded
to move forward along a course
everything is going according to our plans
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as in moved
to leave a place often for another
will go on vacation at the end of the year decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier
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as in sufficed
to be fitting or proper
at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes
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as in corresponded
to be in agreement on every point
your account of how the fire started doesn't go with what she said
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as in became
to eventually have as a state or quality
she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing 1980s pop the room went dark
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as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges
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as in belonged
to have or be in a usual or proper place
these plates go in this cabinet
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as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor
when you get old, your eyesight starts to go
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as in traversed
to make one's way through, across, or over
I went the length of the street before finding an empty parking space
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as in put
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event
to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round
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as in planned
chiefly Southern & Midland
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I didn't go to fire the gun—it just went off
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as in stopped
to come to an end
we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went
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as in afforded
to have enough money for
I think I can go for the new car after all
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as in stood
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can't go the smell of that rotting food for one more minute
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as in died
to stop living
her grandmother went peacefully last night
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as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired
we tried very hard to get the food cooperative to go, but it never really worked out
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Recent Examples of went
Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.
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Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Someone won a $68 million jackpot in New York on Christmas Eve in 2002, but that prize went unclaimed.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Bluey has been beloved family viewing since 2018, but the Australian animation went stratospheric this year.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Netflix's livestreams haven't always been smooth sailing The streaming giant has had its fair share of livestreaming experiences that went well, including the live roast of legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
For fans that watch and wager on the game, more bettors for this year’s contest are betting on Army, who went 11-1 this season and captured the AAC Championship last week in a conference title game win over Tulane.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Last season, during the Rams’ last-season push to the playoffs, Stafford went four games without an interception.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Canada went from a small but advanced manufacturing economy to an oil and gas giant, funneling massive amounts of hydrocarbons to the United States.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Someone won a $68 million jackpot in New York on Christmas Eve in 2002, but that prize went unclaimed.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Bluey has been beloved family viewing since 2018, but the Australian animation went stratospheric this year.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Netflix's livestreams haven't always been smooth sailing The streaming giant has had its fair share of livestreaming experiences that went well, including the live roast of legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
For fans that watch and wager on the game, more bettors for this year’s contest are betting on Army, who went 11-1 this season and captured the AAC Championship last week in a conference title game win over Tulane.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Last season, during the Rams’ last-season push to the playoffs, Stafford went four games without an interception.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Canada went from a small but advanced manufacturing economy to an oil and gas giant, funneling massive amounts of hydrocarbons to the United States.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went
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Those children who remained proceeded down Palisades Drive — hand in hand, guided by staff members — to Station 23.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Aldermen then proceeded to outmaneuver the mayor to land a budget with no property tax increase.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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Through this, the team was able to see that new memories were replayed and cemented in the brain during a fleeting moment in one of the non-REM sleep stage subsets, which corresponded with the animals' pupils appearing contracted.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Jan. 2025
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This year, Tesla corresponded with authorities in Austin regarding safety expectations for its autonomous vehicle technology.—
Lora Kolodny,Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
26 Dec. 2024
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SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, was responsible for returning Crew-9 to Earth using the Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2025
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The backdrop Erdogan, a populist with increasingly authoritarian tendencies, has led Turkey as prime minister or president for more than 20 years and is now the longest-serving leader in the Turkish republic’s history.—
TIME,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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In the meantime, Messiah’s mental disorder became more severe.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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The population boomed even more during World War II when the land that now houses Florida Atlantic University became a military base, bringing in many families to Boca Raton.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024
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Yet his regime collapsed within days of the start of a coordinated rebel offensive.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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The comedian Jamie Loftus’s previous podcasts have ranged wildly in subject matter—Mensa meetings, Floridian spiritualists, the comic-strip character Cathy—but benefited equally from her attention to detail.—
Marnie Shure,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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The victims ranged in age from 12- to 44- years-old, police said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Scott Taylor, lead mechanical engineer for manufacturer Lockheed Martin, put the effort in perspective in a 2023 news release.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Although the premium hospitality OVG Hospitality already provides in Las Vegas, Phoenix, London and Abu Dhabi resonated with the Lightning ownership, Granger said that a desire to put a local spin on Amalie’s food and beverage offerings helped win the bid.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Electoral authorities reported voter participation of more than 80% and planned to release initial results within two hours.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Musk’s company had initially planned to support its Colossus supercomputer which uses around 150 megawatts of power with 100,000 H100 GPUs, even more when upgraded to 200,000.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Went.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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