go over

verb

Definition of go overnext
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 Winning Powerful jackpots have gone over $1 billion in recent years. — Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2025 While the White House and its allies on Tuesday and Wednesday sought to downplay the sensitivity of the information shared, Hegseth’s deflections and denials are not going over well with current and retired troops and officers, with Democrats and even some on the right. — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025 Based on how that trade went over, Chisholm should probably avoid dealing Jayson Tatum for an older and more injury-prone player. — Jay King, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025 The panel went over the evolution of certain elements of the show, including the characters. — Abigail Lee, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
  1. succeed
  2. go
  3. click
  4. come off
  5. pan out
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  • But El Salvador’s crackdown on gang violence succeeded in large part because the country’s police had spent years carefully amassing legal evidence.
    — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The endeavor succeeded and eventually became known as Shift4.
    — Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of succeed
Verb
  • Instead, the Knicks went 0-10 against the league’s top three teams (the Celtics, Cavaliers and Thunder).
    — James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • This season’s problem have been down to injuries and fatigue, a result of going deep in three or four competitions for the last eight years and exacerbated by an ageing squad.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of go
Verb
  • Like most comedies, North of North takes a few episodes to click into its fullest potential.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The trigger and bumper on the right Joy-Con 2 felt like clicking the left and right mouse buttons, and the controller slid smoothly.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of click
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  • Trey Lyles came off the bench to post 22 points and six rebounds.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The team is coming off a 2024 Euro Round of 16 run.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of come off
Verb
  • However, the rest of the Nuggets' youth movement hasn't panned out as hoped.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • None of those deals panned out, despite the brands being more aligned with Prada's minimalist design aesthetic than is Versace.
    — Lucinda Shen, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of pan out

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“Go over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20over. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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