go as

phrase

: to appear in the disguise of
What are you going as for Halloween?

Examples of go as in a Sentence

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Meta was facing the prospect of truly massive damages in the California case with some speculating that the ultimate number could have gone as high as $200 billion. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 In 2000, Neil DeGrasse Tyson even went as far as to remove Pluto from the planets display at the Hayden Planetarium in New York. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Chris Bell’s first play in 11-on-11 sans a red jersey did not go as planned. — Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 From the outside looking in, everything has gone as planned for the quarterback coming off the torn ACL and LCL. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go as

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1543, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of go as was circa 1543

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“Go as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20as. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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