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
During the timeout, the entire Heat team went over to check on Adebayo.
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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
The ball went over Jonah Heim’s glove, caromed off the backstop and Heim was able to recover the ball and fire it to second base to try to get the runner stealing second base.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama went over to apologize.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
His Land Rover clipped another vehicle and went over.
—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
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
The ball went over Jonah Heim’s glove, caromed off the backstop and Heim was able to recover the ball and fire it to second base to try to get the runner stealing second base.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama went over to apologize.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
His Land Rover clipped another vehicle and went over.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went over
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Jeffs succeeded his father, Rulon Jeffs, who was the head of the organization from 1986 until his death in 2002, per CNN.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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New York batters failed on two robot umpire challenges and have succeeded on two of their last 13 attempts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hoerner went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs, extending his on-base streak to 11 games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Monroe went from notable to notorious when, in 1952, journalist Aline Mosby first reported that a pinup calendar—featuring a ravishing blonde nude spread across red velvet—was in fact a photograph of the burgeoning star.—
Joshua John Miller,
Vanity Fair,
9 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Helsley worked out of a jam in the ninth for his third save.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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After all, everything has worked out so far.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The goal came off a free kick from Sam Coffey that was sent to Lavelle from Trinity Rodman.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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In a game Boston’s All-Star scorer and playmaker sat with an injury, Pritchard came off the bench and put up 23 points and six assists on 10-of-20 shooting from the field.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The point was to find out if the core concept had really clicked or if that student still needed a little help making the connection.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
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From day one, everybody clicked and jelled well.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Went over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20over. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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