go beyond
phrasal verb
went beyond; gone beyond; going beyond; goes beyond
: to do more than (something) : to do more than is expected or required
We need to go beyond merely talking about the problem.
She went beyond the call of duty.
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2025
Dugan went beyond 'official acts' of a judge Prosecutors countered that the defense's judicial immunity argument is flawed and unsupported by legal precedent.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
This goes beyond advertising and doesn’t just affect pure-play retailers.
—Rob Davis, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
That's why many experts believe the FDA will eventually have to step back in and create new regulations so there's a uniform national standard, going beyond its ban on Red No. 3 and its request that industry voluntarily phase out other synthetic food dyes.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 30 July 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2025
Dugan went beyond 'official acts' of a judge Prosecutors countered that the defense's judicial immunity argument is flawed and unsupported by legal precedent.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
This goes beyond advertising and doesn’t just affect pure-play retailers.
—Rob Davis, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
That's why many experts believe the FDA will eventually have to step back in and create new regulations so there's a uniform national standard, going beyond its ban on Red No. 3 and its request that industry voluntarily phase out other synthetic food dyes.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 30 July 2025
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“Go beyond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20beyond. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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