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
On-ear headphones are larger and sit on a solid band that goes over your head with padded earpieces that sit on top of your ears.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Speeding tickets range from $50 to $500, depending on how many miles the driver goes over the speed limit.
—Sooji Nam, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Councilman Myles Tolliver, D-at large, previously asked who would be responsible for any additional costs if construction goes over budget.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
In the middle of the night, Stella gets up and goes over to the computer, acting on a sudden inspiration.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
This goes over four administrations.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
The latest episode of Inside Inter Miami discusses Messi and goes over the club’s 2-2 draw in Ecuador this past weekend.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Rauw, a 33-year-old San Jaun romantic, had a breakthrough after a breakup, skipping coolly across genres and balancing electronic and acoustic arrangements following a split with Rosalia; even in polar vortex hell, Karol G’s Tropicoqueta goes over like a glass of concentrated essence of summer.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Speeding tickets range from $50 to $500, depending on how many miles the driver goes over the speed limit.
—Sooji Nam, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Councilman Myles Tolliver, D-at large, previously asked who would be responsible for any additional costs if construction goes over budget.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
In the middle of the night, Stella gets up and goes over to the computer, acting on a sudden inspiration.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
This goes over four administrations.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
The latest episode of Inside Inter Miami discusses Messi and goes over the club’s 2-2 draw in Ecuador this past weekend.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Rauw, a 33-year-old San Jaun romantic, had a breakthrough after a breakup, skipping coolly across genres and balancing electronic and acoustic arrangements following a split with Rosalia; even in polar vortex hell, Karol G’s Tropicoqueta goes over like a glass of concentrated essence of summer.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goes over
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Woodward succeeds Kevin McDonnell, who will be stepping down from the role, as announced earlier this year.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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But what happens outside the clinic often determines whether that plan succeeds.—
Uché Blackstock,
STAT,
15 Apr. 2026
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If everything goes according to plan, the tugboat carrying Timmy will have left the Baltic Sea by Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.—
Bailey Berg,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This large cooler has two handles on the sides, and the lid comes off completely.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Tina Brown, who literally comes off better than any other person in the Epstein files, had been in business with Weinstein.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In response to records requests, his office has cited a range of laws, including one about presentments remaining confidential while a court works out whether a request to repress them should be granted.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Lynette loves exploring and works out a lot, her daughter said.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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