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goes by

verb as in elapse

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On the morning of 20 April 2023, shrapnel shredded the abdomen of a 32-year-old Ukrainian soldier who goes by the call sign “Black.”

They can feel their momentum building and the proof will be in the pudding as time goes by.

From BBC

It’s the party’s signature issue, and rarely a day goes by without them pursuing a political opportunity to press the case.

From BBC

More time goes by, and as the organic material in the bones wears away, water seeps into its place from the surrounding rock.

Sangeeta, who goes by one name, is overwhelmed every day as she juggles work, household chores and childcare while enduring severe hot flashes, fatigue, insomnia, backache and abdominal pain.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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