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
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.
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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
Her vehicle went over the centerline and went off the road, hitting a tree, police said.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
At last the cows nearest the top of the mountain turned and went over the ridge, single file.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
However, the money pot would diminish for every speech that went over the 45-second allotted time for the Emmy recipients.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
The truck first hit an SUV but went over it and slammed into the back of a motorcoach.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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
Her vehicle went over the centerline and went off the road, hitting a tree, police said.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
At last the cows nearest the top of the mountain turned and went over the ridge, single file.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
However, the money pot would diminish for every speech that went over the 45-second allotted time for the Emmy recipients.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
The truck first hit an SUV but went over it and slammed into the back of a motorcoach.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went over
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People saw this strange-looking rock and tried to pick it up, but none could until this innocent little boy succeeded, delivering it to authorities.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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One Vision Chiuri stepped down as artistic director of women’s collections at Dior, succeeded by Jonathan Anderson, who also took on the responsibility of menswear.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Their opening eight possessions featured six punts, a turnover on downs at the end of their lone productive drive and an aborted drive that went backwards in the final 64 seconds of the first half.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Bethune actually departed for one series for reasons that went unexplained, with Curtis Robinson taking over, but was back after a few plays as the defensive play-caller.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The full and final details of what would be a very complex operation for tax and legal reasons are still being worked out, sources said.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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That’s how a lot of forgery demolitions get worked out.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Stock futures initially pointed to further sharp declines Friday, but came off their lows after a couple of positive analyst reports on Jefferies and Zions Bancorp.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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The goal came off the scoreboard.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Lewis said the Aztecs were just inches away from big plays before things clicked.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Newcomer Joshua Palmer hasn’t clicked so far, and now he’s hurt.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Went over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20over. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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