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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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Amazon plans to have a space-based Wi-Fi service that by the end of the decade—if all goes to plan—will have more than 3,000 satellites offering data services to Amazon Web Services clients and others.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

As the cliché goes, time in the market beats timing the market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The discovery also goes far beyond confirming how these animals reproduced.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

When one man, Samuel Bateman, transforms himself from a schlubby loser to a new cult leader, Marie realizes he’s a predator and goes undercover, befriending him to bring him down.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

After she goes, I find the beanbag chairs in the basement and drag them up to the treehouse.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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