GOING IN (ON) Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

going in (on)

verb

present participle of go in (on)

as in attacking

to take sudden, violent action against law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman

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In July, Brown pleaded guilty to a count of affray at London’s Southwark Crown Court for attacking a music producer with a tequila bottle on the head.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
The approval of Revolution Medicines’ pancreatic cancer drug Rasonque earlier this year showed that a medicine capable of attacking mutations in a group of genes called RAS could prolong survival for patients with the particularly aggressive cancer.

— Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of attacking

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Federal prosecutors charged him with assaulting the agent, then dropped the case in February.

— Ashley Grams, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Stokes’ wife, former Hot 97 radio personality and employee TT Torrez, has also spoken out against the incident, issuing a statement through a representative accusing Funk Flex of physically assaulting her during the altercation with her husband.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

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Meanwhile, forward Brad Marchand (lower-body surgery) practiced in a group setting on Wednesday for the first time this training camp.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Ring will roll out the new encryption as the default security setting on all of its cameras starting in September.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of setting on

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Protests last week devolved into mayhem, with people setting fires, storming public buildings, smashing shop windows, looting and clashing with police.

— ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Only rarely do the dignified characters allow their emotions to come storming out.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of storming

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The bullet pierced the rear passenger window of Irvine’s car, striking him in the right shoulder and causing his death.

— Kelsie Cairns , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Gibson also said the city should consider how many collisions involve cars striking e-bicyclists and e-scooter riders.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of striking

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