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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
Councilman Urbom then went on to gesture, looking through the barrel of a gun with one eye.
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Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Foege went on to lead the CDC and served as a senior medical adviser and senior fellow at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026
Mike Blake/Reuters Tens of thousands of nurses and health care workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California and Hawaii went on strike on Monday morning.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
Charles went on to lead the property’s redevelopment, aiming to create boutique-style glamping accommodations for road trippers.
—Jenny Willden, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
The trial went on for six weeks.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Brady went on his honeymoon to Rome, Capri, and the Amalfi Coast a few years back; Matthew hasn’t returned to Italy since those 2006 Games.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
The former couple first met on Tinder and went on to get engaged in 2015 after over a year together.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
In a matter of moments, the Wolverines (9-7, 1-1 Mission League) went on an 11-2 run to help close out the game.
—Dan Rios, Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Foege went on to lead the CDC and served as a senior medical adviser and senior fellow at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026
Mike Blake/Reuters Tens of thousands of nurses and health care workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California and Hawaii went on strike on Monday morning.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
Charles went on to lead the property’s redevelopment, aiming to create boutique-style glamping accommodations for road trippers.
—Jenny Willden, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
The trial went on for six weeks.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Brady went on his honeymoon to Rome, Capri, and the Amalfi Coast a few years back; Matthew hasn’t returned to Italy since those 2006 Games.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
The former couple first met on Tinder and went on to get engaged in 2015 after over a year together.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
In a matter of moments, the Wolverines (9-7, 1-1 Mission League) went on an 11-2 run to help close out the game.
—Dan Rios, Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went on
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Thursday's crash happened near the city of Durban in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Nevils explains in her book how this message was jarringly confusing and led her to second-guess what had happened, ultimately leading her back to the belief that the nature of the encounter was nothing alarming.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 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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In between acts, there was a dance intermission featuring background dancers, including a solo female dancer performing a contemporary piece, before the stage opened to a full dance performance.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Detectives did not indicate that there was any connection between the two incidents.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the acquisition drama, investors were rattled by Netflix’s forward guidance, said S&P Global’s Otto.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The situation was the latest test for officials in Austin, a liberal city where distrust of federal immigration agencies runs deep and residents have been rattled by recent events in Minneapolis.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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His 13 Premier League titles, two Champions League wins, one Cup Winners’ Cup, five FA Cups and four League Cups over 26 years at United came about through constant reinvention and change, rather than refining and iterating any singular strategic vision.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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According to salad-making legend, the concoction came about when a couple of patrons arrived near closing time and ordered a salad.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The original 4 Blocks ran for three seasons on Warner Bros Discovery’s German net TNT Series and ran on Prime Video internationally.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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The two reprised their roles on the reboot Fuller House, which ran on Netflix from 2016 to 2020.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Before all the heavy equipment came down Hickman Street, people had snowbanks blocking their on-street parking and had to carve out paths to walk around.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The game included 13 triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!—
USA TODAY Staff,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Our team actually went down a rabbit hole really just studying this category of books because there are a lot of folks that didn’t even really know that this genre existed or existed in such volume and that there was so much fandom around it.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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But then Diallo went down with a season-ending injury in the first game of the season.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Went on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20on. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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