go in (on)

verb

Definition of go in (on)next
as in to assault
to take sudden, violent action against law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go in (on)
  1. assault
  2. attack
  3. raid
  4. storm
  5. strike
  6. rob
Verb
  • The criminal complaints for assaulting, disobeying and grave coercion against police authorities were filed against the vice president and her security staff and other aides before state prosecutors, a police statement said.
    Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Authorities say there was evidence of violence in the home, a possible indication that the mother had a miscarriage after being assaulted.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of assault
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  • Insurgents attacked a military airbase southeast of Aleppo with drones early Friday, destroying a helicopter, the Anadolu Agency reported.
    SARAH EL DEEB THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The Raiders, much like the Carolina Panthers this past Sunday, attacked the Chiefs’ biggest weakness: the left tackle position, the lineman responsible for protecting Mahomes’ blind side.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of attack
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  • Demonstrators led by Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, raided the capital Tuesday, burning shipping containers.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Police officers who raided a couple's hotel room found 12 suitcases crammed with Lululemon goods, prosecutors have said.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of raid
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  • As Horowitz has argued, Ives is really an American counterpart to Mahler, who stormed toward the future while mourning the past.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The measures come nearly four years after former President Donald Trump's refusal to accept the 2020 election results led a mob of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in a violent bid to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's victory.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of storm
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  • Alwan’s brother Dany, who lives next door, was home when the missile struck.
    Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The two companies have struck a new multi-year content partnership that includes in-season streaming rights for Fox’s programming slate.
    Peter White, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of strike
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  • Photo: Adrian Nina Ormerod’s splash of pink tulle reflects a wider trend for tinted veils that has proliferated in alternative corners of the Western wedding sphere, where women aren’t robbed of £50 for a warm glass of Prosecco and the privilege of wriggling into a grubby one-size-fits-all sample.
    Alice Newbold, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Court documents state Lindsay robbed Chase Bank and U.S. Bank in Tempe and Mesa.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of rob
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“Go in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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