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
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
That hasn’t gone over well with everybody.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 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
Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
That hasn’t gone over well with everybody.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 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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Arsenal ran up for their first one on Saturday and succeeded.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Then Booth succeeded Connelly as Denver’s lead executive when Connelly left for Minnesota.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Now he’s gone and directed this lively documentary that features those aforementioned interviews.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Miranda has gone viral too, in the bad way, for publishing a piece about a fashion brand since revealed to use sweatshop labor.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Angels got two runners on with one out in the eighth, but Grant Taylor worked out of the jam to maintain the three-run lead.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The 22-year-old from Nigeria declared for the 2025 draft and worked out for teams, but was not invited to the combine.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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As such, the Jets are rolling with this group of linebackers — and sticking with Sherwood, coming off a poor season after a 2024 breakout campaign that got him a huge contract.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Both came off Houston starter Mike Burrows.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Gone over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20over. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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