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
Insults were hurled at McIlroy with such ferocity that his playing partner Shane Lowry had to be held back from going over the ropes to get at the fans.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Beckett recalled Rupert’s teaching methods for writing, which included calling kids one-on-one in the classroom, having parents go over assignments and finding ways to make things more creative.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
However, the money pot would diminish for every speech that went over the 45-second allotted time for the Emmy recipients.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
This didn't happen in practice, though some stars like Hannah Einbinder vowed to personally donate to make up for going over their allotted time.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Beckett recalled Rupert’s teaching methods for writing, which included calling kids one-on-one in the classroom, having parents go over assignments and finding ways to make things more creative.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
However, the money pot would diminish for every speech that went over the 45-second allotted time for the Emmy recipients.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
This didn't happen in practice, though some stars like Hannah Einbinder vowed to personally donate to make up for going over their allotted time.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
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If the effort succeeds, the project could have profound implications for the bank's employees, customers and shareholders — even the nature of corporate labor itself.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The women who did succeed, as Liz Phair notes, were pitted against one another or publicly dragged by TV and radio hosts for not looking sexy enough.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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Milwaukee rewarded him with a two-year, $11 million contract in July, and, with Damian Lillard gone, Porter is now the point guard, which was confirmed by Doc Rivers a few weeks ago.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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They Chiefs needed just five plays to go 97 yards for the TD.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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If this newsletter isn't already getting conveniently delivered to your inbox, click here to subscribe.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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All anyone’s hearing in the room is just click.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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When Odegaard came off injured in the first half against Leeds and then Nottingham Forest, Arteta opted to replace him with Ethan Nwaneri, who impressed in both games.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos are 2-2 and coming off a dominating 28-3 victory over the struggling Cincinnati Bengals.—
Hunter Simpson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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Campbell wound up not panning out in Edmonton.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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As the camera panned out, text over the video teased the upcoming halftime show performance, sponsored by Apple Music.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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