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adjective

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as in usual
accepted, used, or practiced by most people what's the going price for a good used washing machine?

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2
as in operating
being in effective operation he just can't keep his small bookstore going

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as in successful
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune our continued partnership with them is a going concern

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going

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noun

ˈgō-iŋ How to pronounce going (audio)
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as in process
forward movement in time or place tried to get down the hill quickly, but it was slow going with an injured foot

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as in departure
the act of leaving a place was so absorbed in her TV show she didn't notice his comings or goings

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going

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verb

present participle of go
1
as in doing
to move forward along a course everything is going according to our plans

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as in moving
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 serving
to be fitting or proper at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes

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as in corresponding
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 leading
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the highway goes right along the river

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as in becoming
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 collapsing
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 belonging
to have or be in a usual or proper place these plates go in this cabinet

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as in fading
to lose bodily strength or vigor when you get old, your eyesight starts to go

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as in traversing
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 ranging
to occur within a continuous range of variation selling prices for houses in that neighborhood generally go between one and two million

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as in putting
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 planning
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 stopping
to come to an end we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went

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as in affording
to have enough money for I think I can go for the new car after all

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as in standing
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 dying
to stop living her grandmother went peacefully last night

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as in succeeding
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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of going
Adjective
Knitted ties match well with more easy-going outfits, especially if they’re made from a textured wool, so keep these for more relaxed settings. — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022 Stewart’s easy-going style that belies the drive beneath his big, easy smile. — The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2022
Noun
Combined, the family’s offer topped $26 million, well above the roughly $6,000-an-acre going rate for farmland in the county. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Getting pushed out in the merger is old boss Terrence (Elijah Cook), who commiserates at a going-away party that night with Aubrey (Claudia Doumit), the coworker David has a potential romantic frisson with. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
Unlike some long-distance trails that offer extended stretches of relatively forgiving terrain, the AT spends much of its length going relentlessly up and down the Appalachian Mountains. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 This is not just diversity as a social obligation but also diversity of expertise that maps to where your company is actually going. — Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for going
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going
  1. usual
  2. operating
  3. successful
  4. process
  5. departure
  6. doing
  7. moving
  8. serving
Adjective
  • Immediately, Zack-Carlos goes back to reasserting his presence in the house, eager to stay as long as possible and be his usual insufferable self.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For cats that need a larger calorie reduction, Yeo said a veterinary weight-management diet may be safer than simply serving much less of their usual food because it is formulated to provide adequate nutrients with fewer calories.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of usual
Adjective
  • That sits on the books of the league’s 32 Equity investment arm, and 1/32 of any gains or losses in the entity flow through the Packers’ non-operating income.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026
  • True, some if the upside surprise has come from non-operating gains on holdings in huge, private AI pioneers, but not all of it.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Definition of operating
Adjective
  • In other words, the most successful sporting siblings preserve their emotional bonds.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, successful commercial property management is built around business relationships rather than transaction management.
    — David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of successful
Noun
  • What the article does not show is that this process is what high-performing firms use, or that firms which use it then outperform.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • To comply, states would have to retool their processes for printing and mailing ballots, a potentially expensive process that might be difficult to achieve quickly.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of process
Noun
  • Katseye’s departure from Daisy Chain Fields comes while the group, which debuted as a six-member group, remains down two singers.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Compared, say, with the 1990s here, the suite of departures to points near and far is formidable.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of departure
Verb
  • Subsense, which has raised $27 million in funding, is currently doing preclinical work, experimenting with various elements of the technology and conducting some experiments on mice.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Now, the two men — coach and GM — are in the process of doing exactly as each promised when they were hired.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of doing
Verb
  • Instead of simply moving the body without the patient’s involvement, HAL responds to the person’s own intention to move.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Others are already moving confidently through modern cities, studying, working and shaping lives increasingly separate from traditional expectations.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Jesperson, who is currently serving multiple life sentences in Oregon, has confessed to killing eight women between 1990 and 1995.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Harley spent a year as Florida International’s linebackers coach before serving six seasons at Pitt under Narduzzi.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of serving

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“Going.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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