go beyond
phrasal verb
went beyond; gone beyond; going beyond; goes beyond
: to do more than (something) : to do more than is expected or required
We need to go beyond merely talking about the problem.
She went beyond the call of duty.
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This goes beyond surface-level familiarity of prompting tactics to include granular understanding of algorithms, data origins and model transparency.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Bournemouth went beyond £200m in sales as well, and, in all, six more clubs topped £100m in proceeds.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Excess cortisol can show up in ways that go beyond feeling stressed.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Bournemouth went beyond £200m in sales as well, and, in all, six more clubs topped £100m in proceeds.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Excess cortisol can show up in ways that go beyond feeling stressed.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Go beyond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20beyond. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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