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
No more going over your lashes repeatedly and risking damage.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
In any case, this costume would probably go over best with a crowd of theater kids and/or people who are annoying about movies, also known as the exact Venn Diagram that is the staff of Them dot us.
—James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
Naturally, the comments did not go over well for the NFL world, along with Tagovailoa's teammates.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Hal orders Kate to keep quiet, and then goes over to Grace Penn.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
In any case, this costume would probably go over best with a crowd of theater kids and/or people who are annoying about movies, also known as the exact Venn Diagram that is the staff of Them dot us.
—James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
Naturally, the comments did not go over well for the NFL world, along with Tagovailoa's teammates.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Hal orders Kate to keep quiet, and then goes over to Grace Penn.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
Verb
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Wales Bonner will succeed Véronique Nichanian, who announced her departure Thursday.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Wearables succeeded not just by measuring physiology, but by creating feedback loops that made invisible processes visible and actionable.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The rapper also expressed frustration towards those who criticized her appearance at a rally Kamala Harris hosted in Milwaukee ahead of the 2024 election, stating that the wrong parts of her speech went viral.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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These can require more unraveling, and the further back one goes, the more conjecture there is.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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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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“Go over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20over. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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