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
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.
—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
But the new visa scheme has not gone over so well with young job seekers in China, who face intense competition even as universities churn out millions of new graduates a year amid an economic slowdown.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Thomas has not gone over 80 receiving yards and does not have a touchdown yet this season.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 11 Oct. 2025
An insistence on extra review has reportedly not gone over well in its AI research lab.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Some fans may have gone over the line with their chanting toward Rory McIlroy.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
In the video, a group of people can be seen gathered at the edge of the bridge, clinging to the deputy who had gone over the side.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
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
But the new visa scheme has not gone over so well with young job seekers in China, who face intense competition even as universities churn out millions of new graduates a year amid an economic slowdown.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Thomas has not gone over 80 receiving yards and does not have a touchdown yet this season.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 11 Oct. 2025
An insistence on extra review has reportedly not gone over well in its AI research lab.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Some fans may have gone over the line with their chanting toward Rory McIlroy.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
In the video, a group of people can be seen gathered at the edge of the bridge, clinging to the deputy who had gone over the side.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone over
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The high-profile dispute presents an early challenge for Disney Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro, who succeeded longtime chief Bob Iger in March.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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He was succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who is considered more of an ideological extremist than his father.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Both Mike McDaniel and Tua Tagovailoa are gone, with Jeff Hafley and Malik Willis now the team’s coach and quarterback.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Both Titus and Cortez Masto introduced bills addressing the gripe, but those efforts have gone nowhere, and their barrage of social media posts trying to call attention to the issue have failed to create political momentum.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Poliakoff could not say how much taller because that’s still being worked out.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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The first two haven’t worked out yet.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The Aces, who were coming off a 33-point blowout opening day loss to Phoenix on Saturday, scored 33 of their points in the third quarter and that’s when the wheels fell off for the Sparks.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Spanish health authorities had vowed, in order to reassure locals, that anyone coming off the ship would only encounter the military or health personnel gathered here to take them onwards to their flights home.—
Melissa Bell,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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