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 gone over
Paul Mailhot, the dispatcher at Cache Lake, had gone over the operation of it and instructed us how to string up the aerial.
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Marc Terziev,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
While much of that has been gone over for the archive, items in a filing cabinet at the house had not been sorted.
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Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2026
But male fans' clean-up duty hasn't gone over that well at home.
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The Lithuanian government fears the Baltic states will be Russia’s logical next target because the Kremlin has gone over a cliff in transforming the country’s economy into a war machine.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
The Big Ten has won the last three national championships in football, which has gone over in the SEC like oat milk in a Tuscaloosa Waffle House.
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Three of them have gone over the fence, though.
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David Troy Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Honestly, some of the songs might also have gone over my head.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Schuch paused in front of a Tetra Pak carton of Côtes du Rhône, noting that while such packaging had gone over fine in Nordic countries, French consumers had rejected it vehemently.
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Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Marc Terziev,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
While much of that has been gone over for the archive, items in a filing cabinet at the house had not been sorted.
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Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2026
But male fans' clean-up duty hasn't gone over that well at home.
—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The Lithuanian government fears the Baltic states will be Russia’s logical next target because the Kremlin has gone over a cliff in transforming the country’s economy into a war machine.
—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
The Big Ten has won the last three national championships in football, which has gone over in the SEC like oat milk in a Tuscaloosa Waffle House.
—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Three of them have gone over the fence, though.
—
David Troy Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Honestly, some of the songs might also have gone over my head.
—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Schuch paused in front of a Tetra Pak carton of Côtes du Rhône, noting that while such packaging had gone over fine in Nordic countries, French consumers had rejected it vehemently.
—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone over
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Ben Sheppard and Jarace Walker, two first-round picks from 2023, both have succeeded in the postseason for Indiana and have grown across the last three seasons.
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Fabrizio Ciafrei succeeded Kiss in the CEO role, as reported.
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We’re certainly gone from the days of teams avoiding trading within the conference or, ha, the division.
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The search for machine consciousness has gone mainstream, and companies such as Google, Meta and OpenAI are hiring philosophers to explore questions about AI welfare.
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Saša Pekeč, a professor of business administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, compares it to the early days of ridesharing apps, which were banned in some cities while regulations were still being worked out.
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Design elements are still being worked out, the spokeswoman added.
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Messi kicked off the tournament with a hat trick in Argentina’s opener against Algeria, followed that with a brace against Austria and then came off the bench to score his sixth goal against Jordan with a sublime free kick.
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Yellow jackets go for whatever’s coming off the grill, while bumble bees stick to drinks, fruit and dessert.
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“Gone over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20over. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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