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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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"It seems like we keep going on and on and on about it," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

A recent analysis of over 17,000 user-shared chats found that AI fosters textbook co-dependence, mirroring users’ emotions, encouraging delusions and urging the conversation to go on and on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

It just goes on and on like this.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025

In the chill of an empty classroom in which no one had bothered to light the hearth, the young governess babbled on and on, while Baroness Hoover struggled to stay awake.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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