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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If everyone succeeded, the box got shorter for the next round, while the other participants hovered nearby to catch anyone who wobbled.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Kelly Donohoe had just succeeded Tony Severino as the Hawklets’ head coach.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 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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In a boost for advocates fighting to save a portion of the Hoppers Birge Pond Nature Preserve in Bristol from being developed, the city has worked out an agreement with the developer to acquire six acres for preservation.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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Timing still needs to be worked out.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
4 May 2026
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Reaves, who returned in Game 5, started in Game 6, and Luke Kennard, who had started the first five playoff games and the last five regular-season games, came off the bench.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Both came off Houston starter Mike Burrows.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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In the locker room after the game when the Lakers prepared to break their last huddle, the lights suddenly clicked off.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Hawn and her After-School Kindness Crew co-writer, Oliver, clicked from the start.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Went over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20over. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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