as in to succeed
to turn out as planned or desired
his sales pitch went over as expected and he saw a 200% increase in his commissions
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Recent Examples of go over
About 10 minutes before kickoff, Roach will go over the names of the players for the Chiefs and Eagles.
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2025
In his 24-game postseason career, Kelce has gone over 100 receiving yards nine times.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Somehow, his body went crashing down onto the tracks and into a 10-inch trench just seconds, or even milliseconds, before the train went over him.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
This revelation doesn't go over well with Slowik, who humiliates Tyler, leading to Tyler's suicide.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2025
In his 24-game postseason career, Kelce has gone over 100 receiving yards nine times.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Somehow, his body went crashing down onto the tracks and into a 10-inch trench just seconds, or even milliseconds, before the train went over him.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
This revelation doesn't go over well with Slowik, who humiliates Tyler, leading to Tyler's suicide.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
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Donald Trump’s efforts to buy Greenland from Denmark went nowhere during his first term and are no more likely to succeed in his second.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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There was still enough momentum for the record to succeed commercially without the group.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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But that didn't stop her from going above and beyond to get the perfect shot.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Or the play that our sister was in and our whole family went and cheered.—
Jed Brewer,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Anyone clicking on the bureau’s home page as recently as Monday was greeted by a message indicating the page couldn’t be found, along with the image of an electric plug dangling uselessly next to a power outlet.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Never click on links that seem unusual or come from unknown sources.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
10 Feb. 2025
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As Stover was coming off probation, Simmons was going through the discipline process that would end with him being fined $10,000 after the April 2022 death of BBL patient Tanisha Walker.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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This membrane usually comes off within the first few weeks, leaving behind red skin covered with fine, white scales.—
Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed,
Health,
7 Feb. 2025
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This deal is seemingly priced to perfection — which could pan out well for Cotiviti, but only if the integration of Edifecs is successful and the cost synergies outweigh any potential regulatory complexities.—
Claire Rychlewski,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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It was terminated one year later as one of several advertising deals between colleges and sportsbooks that didn’t pan out.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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