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
The incident occurred on the Carnival Firenze, which was off the Southern California coast when the female guest went over the balcony of her stateroom and landed on a lower deck, the cruise line confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the final whistle blew in Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Leeds United, the players went over to take the acclaim from their supporters.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
After a few lessons, miraculously, some of them went over the net.
—Nicola Harrison, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
First baseman Munetaka Murakami added the exclamation point, hitting a 431-foot grand slam that went over the batter’s eye in center field in the seventh inning.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
During the timeout, the entire Heat team went over to check on Adebayo.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The all-time record high gas prices in Michigan and across the country were set in June 2022, when national gas prices went over $5 a gallon.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
During Saturday night's game against the Vegas Golden Knights, a stray puck hit by the Knights' Keegan Kolesar went over the boards and into the Avalanche's bench.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama went over to apologize.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the final whistle blew in Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Leeds United, the players went over to take the acclaim from their supporters.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
After a few lessons, miraculously, some of them went over the net.
—Nicola Harrison, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
First baseman Munetaka Murakami added the exclamation point, hitting a 431-foot grand slam that went over the batter’s eye in center field in the seventh inning.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
During the timeout, the entire Heat team went over to check on Adebayo.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The all-time record high gas prices in Michigan and across the country were set in June 2022, when national gas prices went over $5 a gallon.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
During Saturday night's game against the Vegas Golden Knights, a stray puck hit by the Knights' Keegan Kolesar went over the boards and into the Avalanche's bench.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama went over to apologize.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went 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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Canvas, the learning management system used by UC, Cal State, USC, Stanford and California community colleges, went offline Thursday during finals preparations after a massive cybersecurity breach at Instructure.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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In the Hockomock league, Cheyenne Murray went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and three driven in as King Philip took down Canton 15-3.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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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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Luke Kennard came off the bench to give the Lakers 13 points, shooting five for six from the field and three for four from three-point range.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Detroit's Duncan Robinson had 17 points, making 5 of 9 3-pointers, and Daniss Jenkins came off the bench to score 14 points, his third straight game in double figures.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Verb
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In fact, the moment the torch was clicked off, the flames simply vanished.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Then, about six months ago, something clicked.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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“Went over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20over. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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