as in inspection
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
received a thorough going-over before being sent on stage
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as in succeeding
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 going-over
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
Building work on the basilica was held back by the Spanish civil war and a lack of funds, including Gaudí going over budget and refusing to compromise on his designs.
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Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Prosecutors are painstakingly going over the video, showing the jury only a few seconds of it at a time.
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Cbs Texas Staff,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Even so, Rozier grabbed four rebounds before going out, going over his betting line — so his bribe was reduced to $70,000, the feds allege.
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John Annese,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
After virtually every loss, there are clusters of players huddled in front of lockers going over at-bats, talking about what went wrong and what almost went right.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
In going over some of these more sophisticated tacks on AI progress, the panel kept touching on that idea of whether to lean more toward explainable AI, or something different.
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John Werner,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Many industry leaders speak regularly to WWD reporters, going over their latest quarter to parse spending patterns, trends and more.
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Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
Working into the morning hours for weeks, if not months, were some five or six members of the sports commission’s staff, painstakingly going over each piece page by page with Sporting KC staff members.
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Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
Verb
But rather than further ratchet up the stakes in the final minutes, the episode closes with Rosemary exhaustively — and rather hilariously — going over an extensive genealogical document for Tom and Patricia.
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David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
Building work on the basilica was held back by the Spanish civil war and a lack of funds, including Gaudí going over budget and refusing to compromise on his designs.
—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Prosecutors are painstakingly going over the video, showing the jury only a few seconds of it at a time.
—
Cbs Texas Staff,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Even so, Rozier grabbed four rebounds before going out, going over his betting line — so his bribe was reduced to $70,000, the feds allege.
—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
After virtually every loss, there are clusters of players huddled in front of lockers going over at-bats, talking about what went wrong and what almost went right.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
In going over some of these more sophisticated tacks on AI progress, the panel kept touching on that idea of whether to lean more toward explainable AI, or something different.
—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Many industry leaders speak regularly to WWD reporters, going over their latest quarter to parse spending patterns, trends and more.
—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
Working into the morning hours for weeks, if not months, were some five or six members of the sports commission’s staff, painstakingly going over each piece page by page with Sporting KC staff members.
—
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going-over
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Venezuelan authorities typically activate emergency assessment and response protocols following major seismic events, including inspections of critical infrastructure such as hospitals, bridges, highways and electrical systems.
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Nejat’s inspection was conducted by an instructor and Delta video producer named Matthew Miller.
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The company said succeeding in e-commerce once meant winning the shopper’s attention.
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At its core, equity is intended to expand opportunity by removing barriers that prevent qualified people from being considered, competing or succeeding.
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced the family’s plans during a June 22 press conference, saying relatives of Kohen Wiley want an independent examination of the evidence and do not want to rely solely on findings from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said an examination found no evidence of traumatic injury, including bruising, lacerations, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, blunt force trauma, strangulation or other external injuries.
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The Phillies duo followed up their historic night on Saturday in which Schwarber hit three home runs and Harper hit for the cycle, by both going deep against the Mets again.
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Costa did not resurface after going underwater, and officials from the Massachusetts State Police Underwater Recovery Team and Marine Unit and the Milton Fire Department, as well as other local crews, eventually located the teen before transporting him to a Boston hospital.
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Pair that with the seasonal swap above and a quick re-audit whenever your life changes, like a new job or a move.
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Humans remain the legal and economic endpoints of responsibility, while agents take on more execution inside systems that can verify identity, constrain behavior and audit actions after the fact.
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The assumption was that Vegas jumped the line to snag Czata, an 18-year-old coming off an impressive showing for Canada at the world junior tournament.
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Spain, seeking its second World Cup title, opened with a shocking 0-0 draw against Cape Verde but was coming off a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia.
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As the race progressed, Schlossberg received heavy media scrutiny by The New York Times with reports of high turnover inside his campaign and allegations of erratic behavior.
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The revelation about the IRS seizure comes at a time of heightened scrutiny over taxpayer funds used to fight the homelessness crisis.
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Recent evidence suggests more retirees are working out of necessity.
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Business Insider reports that the White House and Anthropic are now working out a framework to grade how severe a security flaw in a new model is, and to decide when a flaw warrants stepping in.
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