as in to succeed
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 go over
Their season average was 29 attempts, but the Bills have gone over 33 rushes in their last four games.
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Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
And then just go over the flow tree for where things are gonna go.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
His winning run in Beijing involved going over a mound on the snow that wasn’t supposed to be a part of the actual jump that everyone else went over.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Instead, the dog lies on the ground with a perplexed facial expression as the small, autonomous device that cleans floors by vacuuming goes over his paw and beside him.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
And then just go over the flow tree for where things are gonna go.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
His winning run in Beijing involved going over a mound on the snow that wasn’t supposed to be a part of the actual jump that everyone else went over.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Instead, the dog lies on the ground with a perplexed facial expression as the small, autonomous device that cleans floors by vacuuming goes over his paw and beside him.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
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Beth Bednarski, who had served as chief financial officer of Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, was hired in October to succeed Aragachi as CFO at SK Global.—
Erik Hayden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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For wolves to succeed — and for ranchers to at least grow accustomed to them — a shift must occur, a redistribution of the benefits and costs associated with the animals.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
31 Jan. 2025
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The proceeds from these sales go toward settling the taxpayer's debt to the government.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Click here for a timeline:How did the FAFSA rollout go so wrong?—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Also, click here to subscribe to our newsletter, bringing our top stories of the week straight to your inbox.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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To read how Newsweek uses AI as a newsroom tool, click here.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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This membrane usually comes off within the first few weeks, leaving behind red skin covered with fine, white scales.—
Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed,
Health,
7 Feb. 2025
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As Stover was coming off probation, Simmons was going through the discipline process that would end with him being fined $10,000 after the April 2022 death of BBL patient Tanisha Walker.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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However, Judge did not pan out well, going 10-23 before being fired after the 2021 season to make way for Brian Daboll.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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It’s been four years since the Rockies traded away a franchise icon (third baseman Nolan Arenado) to St. Louis, with cash, for a pitcher (Austin Gomber) and four prospects who never panned out.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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