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 went over
Wood and McIntyre, who went over 1,000 yards receiving on the season, connected for one more score in the third quarter — this time from 29 yards out — as the dynamic duo repeatedly set the tone for the Hawks.
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Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
However, the former champ has seen the film twice after Athale went over to Dubai to screen it for him.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
But when the announcement went over the PA system that there was an active shooter on campus—and that this was not a drill—students panicked.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The latter was an infamously chaotic production that went over budget and saw Scorsese clash with producer Harvey Weinstein.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
For this Voter Guide story, the Idaho Statesman sent surveys to each of the candidates, and their responses are presented below, unedited, except to shorten when candidates went over the 100-word limit.
—Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
In a note on Monday, market veteran Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, went over his earlier bullish calls on gold, which has repeatedly reached his forecasts ahead of schedule.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
The car crashed and went over the bridge, falling into the water below.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Kent went over in a 31-28 loss to Buffalo, while UMass’ first conference game of its second life in the conference was a 21-3 loss to Western Michigan last week.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
However, the former champ has seen the film twice after Athale went over to Dubai to screen it for him.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
But when the announcement went over the PA system that there was an active shooter on campus—and that this was not a drill—students panicked.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The latter was an infamously chaotic production that went over budget and saw Scorsese clash with producer Harvey Weinstein.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
For this Voter Guide story, the Idaho Statesman sent surveys to each of the candidates, and their responses are presented below, unedited, except to shorten when candidates went over the 100-word limit.
—Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
In a note on Monday, market veteran Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, went over his earlier bullish calls on gold, which has repeatedly reached his forecasts ahead of schedule.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
The car crashed and went over the bridge, falling into the water below.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Kent went over in a 31-28 loss to Buffalo, while UMass’ first conference game of its second life in the conference was a 21-3 loss to Western Michigan last week.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went over
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The Sheinbaum administration has not really succeeded in getting a grip on security and violence in Michoacán, said Bill Booth, a lecturer in Latin American History at University College London.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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California’s redistricting ballot measure succeeded among voters statewide.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Nov. 2025
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Against the Canucks, the Wild’s league-worst penalty kill (which had given goals on five of the previous six opposing power plays) went 3 for 3 in large part because of big blocks by Brodin, Matt Boldy and Rossi and Gustavsson making five saves.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Last year’s contest between the Dodgers and Yankees, however, had more heft in the nation’s largest TV market even though that series only went five games.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That one worked out pretty well, though!—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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While her girls napped, Lisa read novels, worked out, and cooked lavish meals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Two attacking midfielders, Eliesse Ben Seghir and Ibrahim Maza, who came off the bench against Freiburg, are both new, too.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Jerami Grant came off the bench for 29 points, hitting 4-of-7 from deep, while Deni Avdija added 20 points and Shaedon Sharpe tossed in 15.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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After more than a decade grinding in the pop machine, something about Zara Larsson finally clicked this summer.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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After watching the clip, Swift clicked the heart button.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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