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as in past
on or to the farther side of
peered over the wall
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as in again
yet another time
several executives missed the presentation and would like you to do it over for them later this afternoon
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as in throughout
from beginning to end
read it over until you understand it thoroughly
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as in up
brought or having come to an end
the play is over now
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Recent Examples of over
Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
The show of unity from the royal family comes just over a week after King Charles formally stripped his brother, the former Prince Andrew, of all his royal titles and instructed him to vacate his Windsor home, Royal Lodge.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Were any of the kids who stayed up to see Yoshinobu Yamamoto heroically close out the series thinking about prop bets or the over/under?
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The 360-degree view camera systema may have a substantial difference in lighting conditions across the various cameras, which can lead to an over or underexposed image in the composite view, according to the recall report.
—James Powel, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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Preposition
Pour over eggs; squeeze out excess air and seal bag.
—Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
The show of unity from the royal family comes just over a week after King Charles formally stripped his brother, the former Prince Andrew, of all his royal titles and instructed him to vacate his Windsor home, Royal Lodge.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
The Heat’s brutal early-season schedule isn’t over yet.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Were any of the kids who stayed up to see Yoshinobu Yamamoto heroically close out the series thinking about prop bets or the over/under?
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
The over month long closure has left hundreds of thousands of employees missing paychecks and disrupting millions of benefits.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The 360-degree view camera systema may have a substantial difference in lighting conditions across the various cameras, which can lead to an over or underexposed image in the composite view, according to the recall report.
—James Powel, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for over
Preposition
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The team behind Omni Calculator built the ORCA Benchmark to test this risk and found that no leading model scored above 63 percent on real-world calculation tasks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The earthquake struck above sea level, with its epicenter approximately 46 miles west of Petrolia.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Preposition
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The accuser reported the assault during a doctor's appointment in December, according to court documents.—
Lori Dunn,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani named long-time civil rights advocate Christine Clarke as the commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights during a press conference Wednesday.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Preposition
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As players shoot around, Jake cradles a ball before blowing past an imaginary defender to hammer home a dunk.—
Mirin Fader,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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After speeding past traffic at 100 mph, the driver exited the freeway in Woodland Hills and continued to recklessly drive onto the wrong side of the road and swerve between lanes in nearby Canoga Park.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
Preposition
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The team had cycled between quarterbacks Kaidon Salter and Ryan Staub across the first nine games of the year.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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On Saturday, Yao Chao People’s Cafe, which has about 30 outlets across the country, according to state media, issued an apology on social media.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Preposition
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The moderates had expected a larger number of Democrats to vote with them as around 10-12 Democratic senators had been part of the negotiations.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Director Michael Arden, meanwhile, is up to his elbows just moving the cumbersome Legos of Dane Laffrey’s set around.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Referee Peter MacDougall left midway through after taking a puck to the face and did not return.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Now more diners are flowing through, gazing at the handwritten menu on the wall affixed with neat strips of orange tape, or calling ahead.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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My late father tried to maintain that routine to renew our Egyptian residency permits annually out of fear Israel would expel us from our home again one day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Temperatures across the central US rebound quickly on Tuesday, and most of the East warms up again on Wednesday.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Designer Chad Graci applied it to living-room ceilings of a private residence at the Four Seasons in New Orleans, where the lacquer hovers overhead like a shimmering pond.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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