as in succeeds
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 goes over
The hilarious clip shared in August by his owner, under the username @chryst1naaaa, shows the tuxedo cat looking angry as a friend of his owner goes over to his house to check on him.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The attacks happened near where the Monon Trail goes over Fall Creek in the area between East 33rd and East 35th Street.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Steven goes over to comfort Taylor after her fight with Belly.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The shoe features a sleek strap detail that goes over the foot and is fastened with a gold buckle that adds a pop of glam to the style.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The attacks happened near where the Monon Trail goes over Fall Creek in the area between East 33rd and East 35th Street.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Steven goes over to comfort Taylor after her fight with Belly.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The shoe features a sleek strap detail that goes over the foot and is fastened with a gold buckle that adds a pop of glam to the style.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goes over
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In my experience, digital transformation succeeds when technology serves a clear operational need.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Bourne attempts to help Simon Ross (Paddy Considine), an English journalist who claims to have information about Blackbriar, Treadstone’s successor program, but succeeds only in getting CIA assassins on their tails.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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Their simple plan goes awry when one of their relatives wants a posh Korean wedding banquet in the heartfelt romantic comedy.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Non-coffee drinkers can opt for the blueberry matcha latte, which goes beautifully with one of the oversized blueberry muffins.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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So what does this offense look like when Xavier Worthy comes back and Rashee Rice comes off suspension?—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Maxwell comes off as both pathetic and loathsome.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2025
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The 8,000-square-foot space Redtail works out of is enough to make around eight vans a year, and they already are booked through 2026.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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In 2023, the data gathering platform Statista estimated that 46% of all emails were spam, which works out to 160 billion emails sent each day.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Goes over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes%20over. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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