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
Thomas has not gone over 80 receiving yards and does not have a touchdown yet this season.
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Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 11 Oct. 2025
After South Dakota raised its top speed limit to 80 mph in 2015, the average speed motorists were driving when cited increased only slightly, but the number of citations for drivers going over 100 mph jumped dramatically, according to the Argus Leader, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
When Dart didn’t promptly exit the tent, Daboll went over and poked his head inside, although coaches are forbidden from entering the tent.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The return of legendary head coach Peter Carroll has not gone over as well as anyone had hoped.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 11 Oct. 2025
After South Dakota raised its top speed limit to 80 mph in 2015, the average speed motorists were driving when cited increased only slightly, but the number of citations for drivers going over 100 mph jumped dramatically, according to the Argus Leader, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
When Dart didn’t promptly exit the tent, Daboll went over and poked his head inside, although coaches are forbidden from entering the tent.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The return of legendary head coach Peter Carroll has not gone over as well as anyone had hoped.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
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Spotlight on development Suarez’s attacks on Dominguez — who was elected in 2022 to succeed her life partner, Mark Samuelian, after Samuelian’s death — have zeroed in on her support for controversial development projects.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the twins’ matchmaking efforts succeed, and their parents fall in love again, bringing the family back together.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Every time a product goes viral, trendsetters always start looking for the next iteration of it—from Sambas to now, Labubus.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
13 Oct. 2025
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Rush threw for 72 yards with an interception, while Huntley went 10-of-15 for 68 yards, while also rushing for 39 yards.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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For tickets and more information, click here.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Irish don’t have like-for-like replacements for Craig or Rubio, which leaves Freeman scrambling to stabilize an offensive line yet to click and a defensive interior that has tried to use quantity to make up for a lack of quality.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Both teams are coming off losses.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Although Brandon Aiyuk became eligible in Week 5 to come off the Physically Unable To Perform list, the 49ers have yet to open his practice window.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately for him, that dream didn’t pan out.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Cincinnati made the surprising trade with their division-rival Cleveland Browns to acquire veteran Joe Flacco, as Jake Browning hadn’t panned out since the Joe Burrow injury earlier in the season.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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