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
The stock markets sold off as the price of oil went over $100 again.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Kobrya continued on to the Showcase Showdown, in which players spin a large wheel listing small dollar amounts up to $1, aiming to get a number as close to $1 as possible — without going over within two spins.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Working with one section at a time, spray the floor with the soap and water mixture, then go over it with a dry mop.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
After the game had ended, Neto went over to the ball boy, hugged him and gave him his match shirt.
—Luke Bosher, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Kobrya continued on to the Showcase Showdown, in which players spin a large wheel listing small dollar amounts up to $1, aiming to get a number as close to $1 as possible — without going over within two spins.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Working with one section at a time, spray the floor with the soap and water mixture, then go over it with a dry mop.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
After the game had ended, Neto went over to the ball boy, hugged him and gave him his match shirt.
—Luke Bosher, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
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Trump announced on Friday that Grenell will step down from his post and be succeeded by Matt Floca, who manages the Kennedy Center's facilities operations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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If the validation succeeds, the AI has passed the test.—
Dimitris Tsementzis,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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His Jayhawks went 1-1 at the Big 12 tournament, defeating TCU 78-73 on Thursday before getting clobbered by Houston 69-47 in Friday’s semifinals.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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The team that went undefeated in the regular season, racked up more victories than anyone but Duke and Arizona -- and fewer losses than any team at all -- is anything but your run-of-the-mill basketball behemoth.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Tap or click a highlighted area for details.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
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To see all the looks from the 2026 Oscars red carpet, and for more of Glamour’s live show coverage, click here.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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So Katie came off the bench and put up 15 points in a 54-51 win over scrappy Northfield with a brace, having dinged her kneecap about a month ago.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Bennedict Mathurin came off the bench to score 24 points.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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The pilot never panned out, but their high school romance did.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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From there, the Denver offense started to wake up, including a solid chance off a Carson Pickett corner kick that didn’t pan out.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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