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
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.
—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
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
Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
In Philly, that went over like somebody asking for Brie on a cheesesteak.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went over
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Khamenei was succeeded by his second son, Mojtaba Khamenei, a little over a week later by the 88-member Assembly of Experts.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Morales will be succeeded by Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez, who will be sworn in on Tuesday morning.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Benintendi went deep after pinch-hitter Sam Antonacci doubled off Fernando Cruz (4-2).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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News of his upcoming match went viral on Weibo, with the hashtag racking up more than 24 million views.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
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And Dolan’s input was a part of the Knicks’ decision to fire Tom Thibodeau and go down the circuitous path that brought Mike Brown to their sidelines, and that, too, worked out.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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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
Verb
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Rae Burrell came off the bench to score a career-high 24 points for Los Angeles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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The next 50 came off 23 balls with another four sixes and four fours — the ninth century for Gurbaz and the first for an Afghanistan batter against India.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
Verb
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That’s when the trip clicked into place for me.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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The seat belt sign just clicked off, your coffee is catching up with you and the lavatory at the front of the cabin already has two people waiting outside it.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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