Synonyms of goes
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as in progresses
to move forward along a course
everything is going according to our plans
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as in departs
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 corresponds
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 becomes
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 collapses
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 fades
to lose bodily strength or vigor
when you get old, your eyesight starts to go
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as in follows
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 puts
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 intends
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 ends
to come to an end
we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went
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as in affords
to have enough money for
I think I can go for the new car after all
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as in stands
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 dies
to stop living
her grandmother went peacefully last night
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as in succeeds
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 goes
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Sanders identifies a real free-rider problem, even if his solution goes much too far.
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James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Eventually, what looks to be a pink couch gets loaded out of a truck and everyone goes nuts.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
4 July 2026
There are also increasing luxury tax multipliers the more a team goes above the luxury tax line, set at about $188 million last season and $200 million in 2026-27.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Pediatricians push for standards and regulations Inventors have recognized a need for child water safety measures, and recent years have seen the emergence of immersion alarms that sound if the wristband a child is wearing goes underwater.
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Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Inventors have recognized a need for child water safety measures, and recent years have seen the emergence of immersion alarms that sound if the wristband a child is wearing goes underwater.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
An InStyle writer has been testing the formula for the past couple of months, and now goes foundation-free thanks to its benefits.
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Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
Weiser goes a step further than Bennet in supporting reform and has pledged to lead the charge on reforming the spending cap.
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Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
25 June 2026
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
Except then there’s the chance of being FUNNELED, placed on the rails and headed for a very specific destination, instead of the OPEN-WORLD anything-goes of traditional D&D.
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Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
The we-might-all-die-if-this-special-effect-goes-wrong stuff.
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Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Choose from 21 colors, from goes-with-everything black to standout prints and textures, including holiday-ready velvet or sequins.
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Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Weaver reminded us of the coat’s versatility while wearing a goes-with-everything matte black version.
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Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
27 Dec. 2025
Like, main-character-walks-in-and-the-crowd-goes-silent energy.
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Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
23 Dec. 2025
These nation-wide country-goes-city celebrations of agricultural bounty, mechanical innovations and skilled handcrafts have been drawing crowds since the first fair was held in upstate New York in 1841.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
That water supply is not the same water supply that goes toward agriculture, which accounts for a huge portion of the water used in the country, Anisfeld said.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Sanders identifies a real free-rider problem, even if his solution goes much too far.
—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Eventually, what looks to be a pink couch gets loaded out of a truck and everyone goes nuts.
—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
4 July 2026
There are also increasing luxury tax multipliers the more a team goes above the luxury tax line, set at about $188 million last season and $200 million in 2026-27.
—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Pediatricians push for standards and regulations Inventors have recognized a need for child water safety measures, and recent years have seen the emergence of immersion alarms that sound if the wristband a child is wearing goes underwater.
—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Inventors have recognized a need for child water safety measures, and recent years have seen the emergence of immersion alarms that sound if the wristband a child is wearing goes underwater.
—
ABC News,
4 July 2026
An InStyle writer has been testing the formula for the past couple of months, and now goes foundation-free thanks to its benefits.
—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
Weiser goes a step further than Bennet in supporting reform and has pledged to lead the charge on reforming the spending cap.
—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
25 June 2026
Noun
Does this mean those pop-goes-punk comp albums are coming back?
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
Except then there’s the chance of being FUNNELED, placed on the rails and headed for a very specific destination, instead of the OPEN-WORLD anything-goes of traditional D&D.
—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
The we-might-all-die-if-this-special-effect-goes-wrong stuff.
—
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Choose from 21 colors, from goes-with-everything black to standout prints and textures, including holiday-ready velvet or sequins.
—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Weaver reminded us of the coat’s versatility while wearing a goes-with-everything matte black version.
—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
27 Dec. 2025
Like, main-character-walks-in-and-the-crowd-goes-silent energy.
—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
23 Dec. 2025
These nation-wide country-goes-city celebrations of agricultural bounty, mechanical innovations and skilled handcrafts have been drawing crowds since the first fair was held in upstate New York in 1841.
—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goes
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The sky may be clear during the day, especially in the areas far from the water, but coastal fog is expected to spread far overnight and in the early mornings as the week progresses.
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This evolution progresses from personal assistance to agentic AI, then multi-agent systems, and finally autonomous enterprise AI, unlocking exponential productivity gains.
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The sluggish pace recorded in June departs from solid performance for the labor market so far in 2026.
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Commercial air service from Collin County will take off in November when the inaugural Avelo Airlines flight from McKinney National Airport (DTX) departs for Fort Myers, Florida.
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But why buy brand new items when an old pillowcase suffices?
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That rationale for military power no longer suffices.
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Its most common glide bomb models are the FAB-250, FAB-500, FAB-1500, and FAB-3000, where the number corresponds to the nominal weight of the bomb in kilograms.
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The color of your wristband corresponds to a specific, 1-hour time slot.
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Japan leads Brazil 1-0 after the first 45 minutes, taking advantage of essentially its only chance so far.
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Hickenlooper leads Gonzales 41% to 34% in the primary, according to a June 8 poll released by the Colorado Community Research, a polling firm.
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Jockey Steve Cauthen becomes the first rider in history to sweep the world’s four major derbies after winning the Irish Derby with Old Vic.
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When these five components operate as a unified system, technology becomes an asset rather than a collection of disconnected purchases.
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Corruption deepened, the economy entered one of the worst collapses in modern history, and a humanitarian crisis pushed close to a third of the population out of the country.
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By contrast, Roberts’s opinion in Slaughter collapses this distinction.
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Or that the story of fine watchmaking belongs almost entirely to Switzerland.
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In Digital Systems One of the immune system's most important jobs is deciding what belongs and what does not.
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