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Definition of gone (for)next
past participle of go (for)

gone for

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phrase

past participle of go for

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone (for)
Verb
  • The 2026 midterms have brought a number of generational challenges like the one Moulton is waging against Markey, with younger Democrats taking on — and in some cases unseating — longtime incumbents.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Wemlinger says the cyclical nature of design trends has brought these colors back, but the nostalgia factor is changing how they’re used.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
Phrase
  • Reuters reported that five migrants who refused to disembark after arriving in Monrovia were flown instead to Equatorial Guinea in Central Africa, where they are held with more than 30 other migrants previously sent there by the US.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Now held with dozens of others in a former luxury hotel turned makeshift prison, the group describe chains, deteriorating conditions, scarce medical care and guards accused of violence.
    Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Stone ran for three touchdowns, including an 85-yarder late in the first half.
    Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Sebold’s was the third such attack in Thornden Park, which runs alongside the campus, in about seven months.
    Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Gone (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28for%29. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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