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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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Then again, the memory-chip business goes through its own boom-and-bust cycles.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Your support often goes unseen, but it has never gone unappreciated.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“We’re not here to arrest people and look for a prosecution on somebody who goes into a store one time down on his or her luck,” LiPetri said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

“This pilot program goes beyond reducing permit costs,” Board of Public Works President and City Film Liaison Steve Kang said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Why it wasn’t called the Mountain of One Hundred Baby Whales just goes to show that not everyone is as good at giving names as Duane is.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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