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
Pinch-hitters Austin Martin and Ryan Kreidler singled with one out for Minnesota in the ninth and a high chopper by Byron Buxton went over the head of third baseman Willi Castro to tie it.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
Pinch-hitters Austin Martin and Ryan Kreidler singled with one out for Minnesota in the ninth and a high chopper by Byron Buxton went over the head of third baseman Willi Castro to tie it.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
Brian went over the pictures and oriented them with our copy of the Mistassini aerial chart.
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Marc Terziev,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
Several users on social media posted reports that one person went over the fall, and a female grabbed a branch and was rescued.
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Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
As recounted by Peter Biskind in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, Cimino ran long and went over budget on his epic drama about the Johnson County War, which saw cattle barons attacking immigrant laborers in late 19th-century Wyoming.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
In Philly, that went over like somebody asking for Brie on a cheesesteak.
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Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
On the first position, before the ball was inbounded, as Victor Wembanyama and Robinson battled for position, a referee went over and appeared to say something to them.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
After the game, roughly half of the Inter Miami players, mostly newcomers and younger players, went over toward the North stands, applauded and paid tribute to La Familia.
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Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
CBS News,
27 June 2026
Pinch-hitters Austin Martin and Ryan Kreidler singled with one out for Minnesota in the ninth and a high chopper by Byron Buxton went over the head of third baseman Willi Castro to tie it.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
Brian went over the pictures and oriented them with our copy of the Mistassini aerial chart.
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Marc Terziev,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
Several users on social media posted reports that one person went over the fall, and a female grabbed a branch and was rescued.
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Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
As recounted by Peter Biskind in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, Cimino ran long and went over budget on his epic drama about the Johnson County War, which saw cattle barons attacking immigrant laborers in late 19th-century Wyoming.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
In Philly, that went over like somebody asking for Brie on a cheesesteak.
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Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
On the first position, before the ball was inbounded, as Victor Wembanyama and Robinson battled for position, a referee went over and appeared to say something to them.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
After the game, roughly half of the Inter Miami players, mostly newcomers and younger players, went over toward the North stands, applauded and paid tribute to La Familia.
—
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went over
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Ben Sheppard and Jarace Walker, two first-round picks from 2023, both have succeeded in the postseason for Indiana and have grown across the last three seasons.
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Fabrizio Ciafrei succeeded Kiss in the CEO role, as reported.
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Hall went north alone again in the spring of 1776 as Georgia’s patriot government, which had removed the royal governor in January and taken control of the colony, debated the priorities the colony would pursue at the Congress.
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Senate Budget Committee Vice Chairman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, lamented how the budget process went.
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Saša Pekeč, a professor of business administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, compares it to the early days of ridesharing apps, which were banned in some cities while regulations were still being worked out.
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Design elements are still being worked out, the spokeswoman added.
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Among centers, Zach Collins (two years, $17 million with Bulls), Robert Williams (three years, $44 million with Portland) and Jock Landale (one year, $14 million with Hawks) came off the board Tuesday night.
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Even as someone who tries to keep the number of apps on his phone and in his home to a minimum, the baby back ribs that came off the Konnected Kamado and their perfect smoke ring won me over.
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The Pew Research Center found that Google users who encountered an AI summary in response to their search term clicked on a link in the search results 8% of the time, compared to 15% of the time when no AI summary was offered.
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Gross and Baxter instantly clicked and have remained friends, nearly four decades after the NBC sitcom ended in 1989.
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“Went over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20over. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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