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
That’s when Puff came in, kind of going over the songs and trying to complete them and stuff like that.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Well, one thing that happens near the beginning of We Fell Apart is that Matilda and the three boys take a boat out at night and go over to the wreckage of Beechwood Island.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
While the majority of streaming service price increases go over poorly with customers, this one had a surprising effect.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Down ⬇ George Clooney, Jay Kelly Is Clooney’s meta star turn going to go over as well with industry voters, as movies about movies are always assumed to?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Well, one thing that happens near the beginning of We Fell Apart is that Matilda and the three boys take a boat out at night and go over to the wreckage of Beechwood Island.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
While the majority of streaming service price increases go over poorly with customers, this one had a surprising effect.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Down ⬇ George Clooney, Jay Kelly Is Clooney’s meta star turn going to go over as well with industry voters, as movies about movies are always assumed to?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
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This single activity arguably bundles many of the cognitive skills—filtering, decoding, planning, analysis—required to succeed in virtually any kind of knowledge work.—
Cal Newport,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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The exec succeeds Daniel Lamarre, who stepped in as interim CEO in April 2025 and before that ran the global circus troupe for nearly 20 years until 2021, based in Montreal.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Kings went into the halftime break with a 58-46 lead and a 22-5 advantage in fastbreak points.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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While strolling in New York City, Katie Holmes went for a casual vibe in baggy black jeans with a light jacket and a crossbody bag, while Jennifer Garner's pair had a touch of subtle elegance with gold-tone hardware.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Delete suspicious messages immediately and never click on links from unknown sources.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The user doesn't have to click on a link or a message.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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Marshall, who came off the bench and scored 30 points, was one of the biggest reasons the Mavericks avoided a regular-season series sweep by the Wizards.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Sluggish start The Horned Frogs looked more rusty than rested coming off the bye week as TCU trailed Iowa State 6-3 at halftime.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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That projection wouldn’t pan out, of course, if enough millionaires left the city to avoid the tax.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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In a post on X Wednesday morning, Huffman acknowledged that the election did not pan out as hoped.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Go over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20over. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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