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
His Land Rover clipped another vehicle and went over.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The Buick went over a wall on the parkway and onto the road below before crashing into a wall, police said.
—Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
And Sunday, his high fly ball in the second inning tipped off the glove of leaping right fielder Sal Frelick and went over the wall for his third home run in three games.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Organizers used a wooden hook to pull candidates who went over time off the soapbox.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 28 Mar. 2026
His Land Rover clipped another vehicle and went over.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Droves of supporters commended a thoughtful gesture that, elsewhere on the internet, went over like an insult.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
The Bulls went over five straight minutes in the second half without a bucket, and that allowed the 49ers to cut the lead to just three points as Domani Harrison (11 points) found his stride with consecutive buckets.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
The stock markets sold off as the price of oil went over $100 again.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The Buick went over a wall on the parkway and onto the road below before crashing into a wall, police said.
—Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
And Sunday, his high fly ball in the second inning tipped off the glove of leaping right fielder Sal Frelick and went over the wall for his third home run in three games.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Organizers used a wooden hook to pull candidates who went over time off the soapbox.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 28 Mar. 2026
His Land Rover clipped another vehicle and went over.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Droves of supporters commended a thoughtful gesture that, elsewhere on the internet, went over like an insult.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
The Bulls went over five straight minutes in the second half without a bucket, and that allowed the 49ers to cut the lead to just three points as Domani Harrison (11 points) found his stride with consecutive buckets.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
The stock markets sold off as the price of oil went over $100 again.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went over
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However, in May 1881, Wyandotte finally succeeded in annexing Riverview, and by 1886, the state government moved to allow further mergers.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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He is succeeded by Bertrand Guyon who remains at the house for four years, leaving after the spring 2019 show.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Royals' left-hander went six innings and allowed four hits and a walk while striking out eight.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Cubs went from playing in 100-plus degree weather for over a week in Arizona to wind chills in the upper 20s on Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field in their 6-2 win over the Angels.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After all, everything has worked out so far.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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But her response, in my opinion, reaffirmed that Richardson simply hasn’t worked out in Indy, and a change of scenery is likely a formality.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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DaQuan Jeffries came off the bench to score 15 points 48 hours after signing a 10-day contract under a hardship waiver.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Before the retreat, Stem came off her antidepressant, in consultation with Confluence facilitators as well as her doctor (who Stem said was skeptical of the retreat).—
Natalia V. Osipova,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That was the moment where the mechanics really clicked.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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That’s when everything clicked.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
25 Mar. 2026
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