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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Researchers constructed a hollow fiber membrane lined on the outside with palladium nanoparticles rather than attacking PFAS in open water.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are seeking the public’s help finding a woman accused of attacking a North Lauderdale store clerk with pepper spray earlier this month.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of attacking

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Among those arrested were individuals accused of choking their partners and assaulting their children, the sheriff’s office said.

— Tanya Babbar, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026
Selma Blair pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer and nurse after a Delta Air Lines incident.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 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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Surveillance video of the incident reviewed by ABC News appears to show the ICE vehicle moving in the direction of a man running and then striking him.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Others spoke of police chokeholds and the grainy footage that showed officers striking King with batons.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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