as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against
law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone in (on)
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On August 22, she was attacked while on a Charlotte light train in what police described as an unprovoked stabbing.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025 -
Ruben Amorim’s men attacked with precision and purpose at Old Trafford.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The girl was between the ages of 4 and 10 when she was assaulted.—
Ryanne Mena,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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Thursday morning, when a Towson University student notified police that they had been assaulted in Parking Lot 11 on campus, the university said in a statement to Fox News Digital.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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But last week, the company was declared a transnational criminal organization by United States authorities, and Chen was charged in absentia in New York with money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy, along with several associates.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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An upstate New York prosecutor announced that a Buffalo man has been charged with murder after fire officials found his girlfriend and a newborn dead while responding to an apartment blaze.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Gone in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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