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Synonyms

on and on

Idioms  

  1. Continuously, persistently, without stopping, as in On and on they rode for three whole days. Also see go on and on.

Example Sentences

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“Well, some days it feels like the fire just goes on and on and on and on,” Huneven said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

It went on and on for, I’m not kidding, six hours or more.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

“He went on and on about how it wasn’t how he remembered it, and that it had changed,” Jackson recalls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

It just goes on and on like this.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025

A roar shook the Forest – on and on till Torak’s head was splitting.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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