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be gone

VERB

disappear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon depart die die out dissipate dissolve escape evaporate expire fade flee fly go leave melt perish recede retire retreat sink wane withdraw

STRONG

abscond clear decamp dematerialize disperse ebb end evanesce exit pass vacate vamoose

WEAK

be done for be lost be no more be swallowed up cease to exist come to naught drop out of sight end gradually evanish fade away go south leave no trace melt away pass away take flight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear be born begin coagulate come continue enter face fight forge grow improve increase keep meet remain rise solidify stay strengthen wait

WEAK

arrive come in

Example Sentences

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Paraguay tickets and worried they would soon be gone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Again, the suspects appeared to be gone by the time officers arrived.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Savannah Guthrie previously offered $1 million for a tip leading to the recovery of her mother, acknowledging that "she may already be gone."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"She may be lost, she may already be gone," Savannah said in a video shared in February.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“Let us raise theCrochan and be gone from here before more of Arawn’s servants reach it.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

be gone

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