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Definition of gone (Entry 2 of 2)
past participle of go entry 1
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Synonyms & Antonyms for gone
Synonyms: Adjective
bygone, bypast, dead, defunct, departed, done, expired, extinct, nonextant, vanished
Antonyms: Adjective
alive, existent, existing, extant, living
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Examples of gone in a Sentence
Adjective
She should have been back by now. She's been gone for more than an hour. The outfielder went back to the fence and jumped, but the ball was gone.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
With Johnson, Woodland and Watson gone, that leaves just Rickie Fowler, the world’s No. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Rocket Mortgage Classic: Big names make early exits at Detroit Golf Club," 28 June 2019 This is the eighth Women's World Cup and the United States has gone 3-0 in group play three times before — strong, early performances that led to two championships (1991, 1999) and one third-place finish (2003). — NBC News, "U.S. women beat Sweden at World Cup 2-0, complete group play undefeated," 20 June 2019 There’s no other way that could’ve gone to make that any more spectacular. — Chaunte'l Powell, orlandosentinel.com, "FSU women eager to break records, win team title at NCAA track and field championships," 3 June 2019 While the slippers might already be gone (hopefully, there's a restock soon!), there's a good chance that more products will be going up, including the hoodie. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "Hailey Baldwin Showed Off Justin Bieber's New Clothing Line – Here's Where You Can Buy It," 26 Dec. 2018 Neither Lue nor the organization expects him to be gone long -- both sides say certainly before the playoffs start in mid-April, but maybe even before the month is out. — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, "Larry Drew learned Cavaliers were his 'show' in 1:30 a.m. text from Tyronn Lue," 19 Mar. 2018 This is the eighth Women's World Cup and the United States has gone 3-0 in group play three times before — strong, early performances that led to two championships (1991, 1999) and one third-place finish (2003). — NBC News, "U.S. women beat Sweden at World Cup 2-0, complete group play undefeated," 20 June 2019 But Illinois’s pension deficits are too far gone and its leaders are quickly running out of tricks. — Lauren Silva Laughlin, WSJ, "Illinois Budget Woes: Still Smoking," 11 June 2019 There’s no other way that could’ve gone to make that any more spectacular. — Chaunte'l Powell, orlandosentinel.com, "FSU women eager to break records, win team title at NCAA track and field championships," 3 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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