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
After that, went over to Epcot and went around the world a little bit, did some rides, mostly for my kids for the most part.
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Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Grand Canyon National Park officials said a man was found dead after his vehicle went over the Canyon's South Rim.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Two years ago, reports suggested McDaniels lost his job in Las Vegas because players went over his head.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Previous changes mostly went over with comparatively less backlash from the public — increasing hourly parking fees slightly and charging for parking in Balboa Park — but this latest move might be the straw that broke the camel’s back.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Grand Canyon National Park officials said a man was found dead after his vehicle went over the Canyon's South Rim.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Two years ago, reports suggested McDaniels lost his job in Las Vegas because players went over his head.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Previous changes mostly went over with comparatively less backlash from the public — increasing hourly parking fees slightly and charging for parking in Balboa Park — but this latest move might be the straw that broke the camel’s back.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
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One anecdote does well to illustrate the apparent association between donating to Newsom and succeeding in California.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Should that succeed, Relli could be ordered to cover Rocky’s substantial legal costs.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lucky went 1,500 days in the shelter without being adopted, then everything changed.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before all that happened, though, there was the eight-course dinner, which went totally fine as predicted.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Women in brightly colored dresses danced in shoes that loudly clicked across the floor.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Then click Manage Subscriptions.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the eighth inning, Max Muncy, who in his previous at-bat got his first hit since coming off the IL with an oblique injury, which followed his being on the IL with a knee injury, got hit on the wrist by a 92 MPH sinker.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Lynx also have possibly the best on-ball defender in the league in former Stanford standout DiJonai Carrington coming off the bench.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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If Purdy isn’t available for the 49ers, his backup is veteran Mac Jones, the New England Patriots’ 2021 first-round pick who didn’t pan out.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Julianne and Derek also have three sisters who had an early interest in the entertainment industry that never panned out.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Go over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20over. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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