Synonyms of gone
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as in extinct 
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as in fallen
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as in missing
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as in pregnant
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as in excellent
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as in proceeded
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as in gotten
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as in sufficed
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as in coincided
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as in extended
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as in become
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as in collapsed
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as in belonged
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as in faded
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as in walked
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as in ranged
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as in bet
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as in intended
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as in ended
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as in afforded
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as in tolerated
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as in died
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as in clicked
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as in extinct
no longer existing
woolly mammoths have been long gone
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as in fallen
no longer living
doctors came to the waiting room to give the sad news that the operation hadn't been successful and the heart patient was gone
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as in missing
no longer possessed
I put my watch right here on the table, but now it's gone
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as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body
a woman who's seven months gone
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as in excellent
slang
of the very best kind
in jazz circles he was regarded as a real gone trumpeter
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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 gotten
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 coincided
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 become
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 walked
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 bet
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 intended
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 ended
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 tolerated
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 clicked
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 gone
Dan Singer, Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2020
During the final season of Friends, Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) chose pianist Mike (Paul Rudd) over scientist David (Hank Azaria)
The romantic conclusion for Phoebe Buffay in Friends‘ final season could’ve gone much differently.
—Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 10 Dec. 2019
Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Still others have gone belly up and find themselves in receivership with more coming.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Hanks and Wilson, both 63, are the first major entertainment figures who appear to have caught the illness, and who’ve gone public with the news.
—Dan Singer, Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2020
During the final season of Friends, Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) chose pianist Mike (Paul Rudd) over scientist David (Hank Azaria)
The romantic conclusion for Phoebe Buffay in Friends‘ final season could’ve gone much differently.
—Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 10 Dec. 2019
Verb
This will focus on the season just gone; the next will focus more on 2025.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Still others have gone belly up and find themselves in receivership with more coming.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone
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There, those who live along the border, which is reinforced by not one but three walls, are pushed, after a food crisis, to reanimate and eat extinct species—a process later appropriated by the superrich, for more voyeuristic amusements.—
David L. Ulin,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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This lineage once ruled the food chain in the time after dinosaurs went extinct, preying on primates, early hippos, early elephants and hyraxes, but were later wiped out themselves.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Before his death, Brings Plenty had gone missing after he was declared wanted by the Lawrence Police Department on allegations of domestic violence.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Times asked the mayor’s team on Thursday why the Q and A has gone missing from so many of the mayor’s video clips and livestreams.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Up to 39% of pregnant women experience pregnancy rhinitis, typically appearing between the 13th and 21st week of gestation.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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More than 40% of pregnant women have their births covered by Medicaid.—
George Gresham,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Alabama got 24 points from Mark Sears and had excellent defensive stretches but couldn’t finish.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
2 Mar. 2025
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More Deebo Samuel news: 49ers Send Star WR Deebo Samuel to Commanders in Blockbuster Trade Samuel will take his talents to the nation's capital and look to take the Commanders to the next level after an excellent year for the young Washington team.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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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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Carter's career in the nuclear Navy coincided with President Harry Truman's abolition of racial segregation in the American military.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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Major deadlines for both projects coincided.—
The Upshot Staff,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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At one point, Brooklyn’s residential footprint extended west of Illinois Route 3 to the river.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
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Auburn extended the lead to 26 halfway through the second half, but that was when Gates made a change in his lineup, subbing in an entire five of nonstarters that included Marques Warrick.—
Grant Salsman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2025
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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 150ft section of the pier that collapsed, which included a restroom, was being worked on after it had been damaged by storms in the past.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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