as in succeeded
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 gone over
While much of that has been gone over for the archive, items in a filing cabinet at the house had not been sorted.
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Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2026
But male fans' clean-up duty hasn't gone over that well at home.
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The Lithuanian government fears the Baltic states will be Russia’s logical next target because the Kremlin has gone over a cliff in transforming the country’s economy into a war machine.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
The Big Ten has won the last three national championships in football, which has gone over in the SEC like oat milk in a Tuscaloosa Waffle House.
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Three of them have gone over the fence, though.
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David Troy Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Honestly, some of the songs might also have gone over my head.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Schuch paused in front of a Tetra Pak carton of Côtes du Rhône, noting that while such packaging had gone over fine in Nordic countries, French consumers had rejected it vehemently.
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Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
According to data from StreetEasy, 50 percent of sales in Prospect Heights this year through September have gone over asking price, the largest share of any other part of the city.
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Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
30 Oct. 2025
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2026
But male fans' clean-up duty hasn't gone over that well at home.
—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The Lithuanian government fears the Baltic states will be Russia’s logical next target because the Kremlin has gone over a cliff in transforming the country’s economy into a war machine.
—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
The Big Ten has won the last three national championships in football, which has gone over in the SEC like oat milk in a Tuscaloosa Waffle House.
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Three of them have gone over the fence, though.
—
David Troy Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Honestly, some of the songs might also have gone over my head.
—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Schuch paused in front of a Tetra Pak carton of Côtes du Rhône, noting that while such packaging had gone over fine in Nordic countries, French consumers had rejected it vehemently.
—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
According to data from StreetEasy, 50 percent of sales in Prospect Heights this year through September have gone over asking price, the largest share of any other part of the city.
—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone over
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Their golden generation, who succeeded at the last two editions, have faded and new players will need to make their name against Ghana and Panama.
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The brands that succeeded in retail’s early AI push weren’t the ones with the most advanced technology.
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Your chance to take up to 70 percent off brands like Samsonite, Vionic, and New Balance is almost gone.
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There was a time in this country when the Democratic Party held the moral high ground in American politics, but those days are long gone, and one need look no farther than oyster farmer Graham Platner for proof.
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According to Erik Slater of ClutchPoints, Brown met with the Nets at the combine, had team officials visit his family in Orlando and later worked out for Brooklyn.
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The details of these events haven't been worked out yet, the spokesman said, but each of the local stores hosting these events will promote them on their individual Facebook pages.
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Read more about the full scene from inside Arrowhead — including how the two fan bases came together for an early stadium wave and what is at stake for both teams coming off opening-match losses.
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The trade brought the two-time WNBA All-Star and 2023 national champion to an Atlanta team coming off what the franchise called a historic 2025 season.
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“Gone over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20over. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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