as in succeeds
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 goes over
For more, see my interview with Yann LeCun, where the former head of research at Meta goes over LLM limitations and suggests we might be headed for this type of research in the future.
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Nathan goes over the docking plan with his team.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
If many trees surround your pond, consider buying a domed net that goes over the water to keep leaves from accumulating on the surface.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
The hilarious clip shared in August by his owner, under the username @chryst1naaaa, shows the tuxedo cat looking angry as a friend of his owner goes over to his house to check on him.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The attacks happened near where the Monon Trail goes over Fall Creek in the area between East 33rd and East 35th Street.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
The shoe features a sleek strap detail that goes over the foot and is fastened with a gold buckle that adds a pop of glam to the style.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
John Werner, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Nathan goes over the docking plan with his team.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
If many trees surround your pond, consider buying a domed net that goes over the water to keep leaves from accumulating on the surface.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
The hilarious clip shared in August by his owner, under the username @chryst1naaaa, shows the tuxedo cat looking angry as a friend of his owner goes over to his house to check on him.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The attacks happened near where the Monon Trail goes over Fall Creek in the area between East 33rd and East 35th Street.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
The shoe features a sleek strap detail that goes over the foot and is fastened with a gold buckle that adds a pop of glam to the style.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goes over
Verb
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And the real differentiation doesn’t always come from whether the grifter fails or succeeds in their mission; the nature of the grifter’s success or failure can be just as indicative.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Whether or not Burdge succeeds in getting the deed to Sawmill Island, his love for it is apparent.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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The story famously goes that the W16 configuration was sketched by Piëch on a bullet train in Japan.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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This year’s crop of nominees also proved that age is nothing but a number, as the saying goes.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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Watson, who ordinarily comes off the bench for Denver, was named Western Conference Player of the Week by the NBA on Monday.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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Then the shirt comes off and the stomach is sucked in.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Assuming everything works out, shipping should commence in August.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2026
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If everything works out for Joseph, Denver special teams coach Darren Rizzi said a new team will be getting someone special.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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