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Synonyms

goes

1 American  
[gohz] / goʊz /

verb

  1. 3rd person singular present indicative of go.

noun

  1. plural of go.

Goes 2 American  
[goos] / gus /

noun

  1. Hugo van der c1440–82, Flemish painter.

GOES 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite.

Goes British  
/ ɡuːs /

noun

  1. Hugo van der. ?1440–82, Flemish painter: works include the Pontinari Altarpiece and The Death of a Virgin

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Example Sentences

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Sergio joked: "If he goes faster than me, I'm going to hold him."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Time goes on, and the disorder lingers; a medication used to treat it might be making it slightly worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“The data of the most recent report certainly reflects that life always goes on. At some point, you can’t just wait forever,” Jason Waugh, president of Coldwell Banker Affiliates, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Give it enough data, the argument goes, and the machine will find a bias-free path to truth.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

My head stops aching and the sharp pain in my ribs goes down as I sit on a log and drink tea and let the beauty work into me for that whole day.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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