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
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
Lee raised his arms in celebration before the ball went over the wall.
—CBS News, 10 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
His ballads of rainy English angst went over big in the land of sun and surf.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
The ball hit his glove and went over the fence.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Adell was considered a defensive liability early in his career and was saddled with a four-base error in 2020 when a fly ball hit his glove and went over the fence.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
While the tractor-trailer came to a stop, the Camaro went over a bridge railing and fell about 25 feet to the ground, authorities said, according to KPIX.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Gabriel, 28, took the final penalty in the shootout, but his effort went over the bar, and Paris Saint-Germain were crowned Champions League winners for the second consecutive season.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Lee raised his arms in celebration before the ball went over the wall.
—CBS News, 10 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
His ballads of rainy English angst went over big in the land of sun and surf.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
The ball hit his glove and went over the fence.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Adell was considered a defensive liability early in his career and was saddled with a four-base error in 2020 when a fly ball hit his glove and went over the fence.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
While the tractor-trailer came to a stop, the Camaro went over a bridge railing and fell about 25 feet to the ground, authorities said, according to KPIX.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Gabriel, 28, took the final penalty in the shootout, but his effort went over the bar, and Paris Saint-Germain were crowned Champions League winners for the second consecutive season.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went over
Verb
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Guillaume Henry was creative director between 2009 and 2014, succeeded by co-creative directors Alexis Martial and Adrien Caillaudaud, who exited in 2016.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
8 June 2026
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In the history of the review requirement, county boards have never succeeded in studying every death.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Arasheben went downtown, knocked on doors and found somebody to make it for $37,000.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Just one minute later, Heung-min ran through the Czechia back line and had another open look, but this shot went wide of the goal to the left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The moves worked out just fine for Yildiz, who’s responsible for three goals during the nation’s World Cup qualifying campaign.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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Pantochino Productions, the singularly silly, strange and hysterical small theater company that has worked out of the Milford Arts Council (MAC) for the past 16 years, occupies a unique place in the Connecticut theater landscape.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
Verb
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But as the wheels came off late in Game 2, with Canady allowing a seventh-inning home run to Texas’s Kayden Henry, followed by all those fielding miscues, one wondered whether the burden of being the bad guys finally did them in.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Also in the seventh, Kyle Karros came off the bench to whistle a leadoff homer to right off Ryan Borucki.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Over the past couple of weeks, something has clicked.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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And that, apparently, was where everything clicked into place.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
31 May 2026
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“Went over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20over. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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