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
Landed off a jump, bars knifed, and took the bar to the gut while going over the bars.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 May 2025
The team went over the maximum reinforcement allowed for its front bumper covers.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Some of our own reporting from Forbes goes over items like the Digital Operational Resilience Act, the EU AI Act, and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Every receiver went over simple special teams coverages, ran uncontested routes and caught passes from Ethan Garber, the only QB the Panthers brought in for rookie minicamp.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 May 2025
The team went over the maximum reinforcement allowed for its front bumper covers.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Some of our own reporting from Forbes goes over items like the Digital Operational Resilience Act, the EU AI Act, and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Every receiver went over simple special teams coverages, ran uncontested routes and caught passes from Ethan Garber, the only QB the Panthers brought in for rookie minicamp.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
Verb
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Research from the American Medical Association found that nearly all doctors believe AI tools can only succeed if they're fully integrated with electronic health records.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Both productions succeeded in repositioning Salome as a perverse instrument of justice.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Under former Chair Gary Gensler, the SEC aggressively went after the crypto sector, with lawsuits and enforcement including against top crypto companies such as Coinbase.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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So now the mystery of high U.S. interest rates makes sense: keep the dollar strong to keep the confetti going and the runaway government spending funded.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Just tap or click your answers to the five questions below.—
J. D. Biersdorfer,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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To read the results of previous reader polls, click here.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Especially if there’s alcohol, the wheels start to come off.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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In an interview with PEOPLE tied to the U.S. release of -196 vodka seltzer, Jonas, 37, spoke about the emotional toll that an international tour can take on musicians, especially coming off of the high of constant action and adrenaline.—
Emily Rella,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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While their methods never panned out, those of modern science finally have.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
13 May 2025
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Safe to say that move didn't exactly pan out how the Angels had hoped.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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“Go over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20over. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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