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as in past
on or to the farther side of
peered over the wall
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as in again
yet another time
several executives missed the presentation and would like you to do it over for them later this afternoon
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as in throughout
from beginning to end
read it over until you understand it thoroughly
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as in up
brought or having come to an end
the play is over now
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Recent Examples of over
Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
Phillies general manager Dave Dombrowski may even need to add a lower prospect to get the deal over the finish line.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The fight over net neutrality isn’t over: The decision doesn’t affect state laws, including those in California, Washington and Colorado.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Selina Wang, ABC News, 29 June 2024
A couple from Maryland are among the over 1,3000 people who died while making this year's Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia amid extreme heat.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
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Women over 50 had the most fun Isabella Rossellini, Sharon Stone, Jean Smart, Salma Hayek Pinault, Jennifer Coolidge, Pamela Anderson, et al had an absolute blast, from shutting down the red carpet to having a ball at the ceremony itself.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
Phillies general manager Dave Dombrowski may even need to add a lower prospect to get the deal over the finish line.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Adverb
Now, with the 2024 season nearly over, speculation over who the Jets will hire as a permanent HC is ramping up.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The fight over net neutrality isn’t over: The decision doesn’t affect state laws, including those in California, Washington and Colorado.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Among the over dozen schools Jiang applied to, many rejected or waitlisted him, including Harvard.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 29 June 2024
A couple from Maryland are among the over 1,3000 people who died while making this year's Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia amid extreme heat.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for over
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That's because, even at 402 kilometers above the surface, the ISS is still within Earth's atmosphere, albeit in a very thin part of the atmosphere called the thermosphere.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Located just above the right lens, the user must slightly glance upward to view information, keeping the main field of vision clear for an uninterrupted experience.Sandy Carter, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement California Cops lie to suspects during interrogations.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Howard also played for the Lakers during the 2012-13, 2019-20, and 2022-22 seasons.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Bills allowed only one third-down success to the Broncos the rest of the game, and the lone conversion came on a third-and-1 that Nix sneaked past the line.Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Try using a step-around prompt that will scoot past the fallback, see my coverage at the link here.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Officials reported five major blazes across the Los Angeles area as of Friday morning.Dennis Mersereau, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2025
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Both had offers from colleges across the country coming out of high school.Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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Research around it is mixed, and much of it has also been conducted in animals—which isn’t exactly translatable to humans.Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
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Suddenly, three to four males aged in their late teens to early 20s made their way towards the line of people and opened fire on them, letting around 30 shots, resulting in 10 people being shot.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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A lot still to go through, expect a bunch more reveals throughout this week with a special focus on Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman movesets specifically.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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This graphic from the National Weather Service shows the forecasted cold temperatures for the state on Monday morning, after the storm system moves through.Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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After turning the router off and on again, many devices, including my Pixel and iPhone, struggled to reconnect.Simon Hill, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
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La Repubblica reported that the church's baby box has been successfully used twice prior to this incident: once on July 19, 2020, and again on Dec. 23, 2023.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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The little pieces of chocolate throughout are nice too.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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Though the final results showed a somewhat comfortable win for Oklahoma (.300), the meet was close throughout, with just tenths separating the top three teams going into the final rotation.Caroline Price, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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