Thesaurus results for GOES ON

goes on

verb

present tense third-person singular of go on

as in happens

to take place what in the world is going on in there?

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as in rambles

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 goes on Think Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel, the list goes on. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 Old women lived there, lined up in front of the doors seeking shade, gathered at the laundry pool chatting for hours, discussing the Colony and the young folk and how life often goes on too long. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 Bootcap goes on the toe of ski boots to create an insulation barrier and prevents cold from getting in and heat from getting out. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 If the gimmick of what goes on there gets you to lean in, Joey’s capitalization of it provides a thematic engine. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 The 93-year-old acting icon hugged her co-stars Taika Waititi, Pamela Anderson and Murray Bartlett while the crowd cheered for her emotional performance as an elderly woman who goes on a road trip to return a pigeon. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 Fastest marathon while juggling a soccer ball, the men’s record for most touches of a soccer ball in one hour, the list goes on — 11,901 is the number to beat on the latter, for anyone looking to take a stab at it. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 In addition to that expense, there’s a wedding gift (from a registry where items range from $250 to $2,500), a shower gift, a hotel room for a destination wedding, and the list goes on. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Google is a company that really does take your security seriously, and the work that goes on behind the scenes to make its ecosystem a safer place for all is often overlooked. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goes on

Verb

But what happens when the season shifts, when the cloying good cheer of—groan—the holiday season comes with its candy stripes and jingle bells and partridges in pear trees?

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
Instead, energy production happens at the cellular level exactly where it’s needed, which is part of the reason why the body is so energy efficient.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of happens

Verb

The queen bee of the group is Paulina (a sensational Denée Benton), who rambles on about her American cousins and her pro-football player boyfriend Kofi, whom no one has actually met.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Look for wildflowers and endemic fauna on the Tomales Point Trail, which rambles for nearly 10 miles on this special, skinny peninsula, delivering gorgeous, foggy views of the Pacific Ocean.

— Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026

Definition of rambles

Verb

Jean Dorneval, a former Haiti defense minister, said while there is public enthusiasm and support among Haitians for Bukele’s troops, the government needs to provide answers.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Georgy Tikhomirov, a nuclear physicist at Russia’s MEPhI university, said there is still too little operating experience to assess the actual cost of the electricity and power produced.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of is

Verb

Short-term capital, raised on an impatient timetable, is financing a technological transition whose payoff runs on a multi-year horizon.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Gomez runs on anti-Trump record Despite the abuse allegations, Gomez has the power of incumbency and name recognition in a vast and diverse district.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of runs on

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The stock market has been volatile of late as a cocktail of elevated oil prices and persistent inflation rattles investors.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Down the street, metal striking concrete rattles the air as a repairman unloads a ladder.

— Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026