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 latest episode of Inside Inter Miami discusses Messi and goes over the club’s 2-2 draw in Ecuador this past weekend.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Rauw, a 33-year-old San Jaun romantic, had a breakthrough after a breakup, skipping coolly across genres and balancing electronic and acoustic arrangements following a split with Rosalia; even in polar vortex hell, Karol G’s Tropicoqueta goes over like a glass of concentrated essence of summer.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
For more, see my interview with Yann LeCun, where the former head of research at Meta goes over LLM limitations and suggests we might be headed for this type of research in the future.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
If many trees surround your pond, consider buying a domed net that goes over the water to keep leaves from accumulating on the surface.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Rauw, a 33-year-old San Jaun romantic, had a breakthrough after a breakup, skipping coolly across genres and balancing electronic and acoustic arrangements following a split with Rosalia; even in polar vortex hell, Karol G’s Tropicoqueta goes over like a glass of concentrated essence of summer.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
For more, see my interview with Yann LeCun, where the former head of research at Meta goes over LLM limitations and suggests we might be headed for this type of research in the future.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
If many trees surround your pond, consider buying a domed net that goes over the water to keep leaves from accumulating on the surface.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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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Bhusri succeeds Carl Eschenbach, who will stay with the company as strategic advisor to the CEO.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Smith succeeds Ted Stimpson, who took on the role in October 2023.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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George built it in the early 18th century, the story goes, to accommodate his mistress, Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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The legacy of the Luka Doncic trade goes way beyond sports.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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This all comes off as quite wholesome and healthy and refreshing to the large group of investors who spent the past three years bemoaning the increasing concentration of market value in a small cluster of AI-chasing tech platform giants.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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This person was a guest in your home, and her behavior comes off as ungracious.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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That works out to a net domestic outmigration of over 30,000 residents.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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That works out to just 11 opportunities over a 61-day stretch — and some of them may be nixed by bad weather or the need to replenish commodities like rocket fuel.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Goes over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes%20over. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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