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
Douglas went over the contributions of some early figures like the founding director, Warren Seamans, and the first MIT president, William Bart Rogers, in developing these historical resources.
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
As flames engulfed the unit, Harris went over to her dog and lay on the ground trying desperately to breathe the air from underneath the unit door, the declaration says.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
During the second quarter, Harmon went over the pile following a Carolina running play and sprained his right knee.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
After the phone call, Carole and Jaime went over to their daughter’s house.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The Valkyries went over five minutes without a basket in the second quarter until Iliana Rupert hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with seconds remaining in the half to tie the game at 25.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Coil after coil went over, and was swallowed up.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
John Werner, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
As flames engulfed the unit, Harris went over to her dog and lay on the ground trying desperately to breathe the air from underneath the unit door, the declaration says.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
During the second quarter, Harmon went over the pile following a Carolina running play and sprained his right knee.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
After the phone call, Carole and Jaime went over to their daughter’s house.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The Valkyries went over five minutes without a basket in the second quarter until Iliana Rupert hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with seconds remaining in the half to tie the game at 25.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Coil after coil went over, and was swallowed up.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went over
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By Wednesday evening, the fire crew succeeded in containing 20% of the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Human intervention has helped to curb the effects on some of the most imperiled native species, and in some cases, even succeeded in recovery efforts, but the overarching threat of climate change persists.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following in the menswear trend of the night, Lenny Kravitz went sans shirt at the MTV VMAs.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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For older students, the plan hasn't quite worked out the way it was supposed to.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Authenticity has worked out well for Myers.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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His late blast came off Tigers reliever Tyler Holton as pinch-hitter Tyler Tolbert, who drew a walk before the home run, scored on the play.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Aug. 2025
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Dalton Rushing came off the bench to pinch-hit and bounced a ground ball to Arraez at first.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
23 Aug. 2025
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Detail the moment everything clicked, then give them the framework that got you through.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Not everything clicked, though.—
Jeff Faraudo,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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