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
Project designs have also notoriously gone over budget in recent years, partly thanks to inflation.
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Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
The young receiver has gone over 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
But her apology and promise to do better didn’t go over well with many Instagram commenters.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
And all of your friends can go over and serve themselves a little heaping spoonful of mousse.
—Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
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Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
The young receiver has gone over 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
But her apology and promise to do better didn’t go over well with many Instagram commenters.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
And all of your friends can go over and serve themselves a little heaping spoonful of mousse.
—Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
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Or, if looking at the zodiac signs chronologically in the order of the calendar’s months (below), the sign of their second house succeeds their Rising sign to the right.Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Helfman, who has been at the company for nearly two decades, will be succeeded on an interim basis by Nancy Walsh, president of Informa Markets North America.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
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The cases, brought by 60 men and 60 women, span incidents going as far back as 1991.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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The fact that tax revenue didn't go directly back into the community, to fix roads and bridges damaged by years of fighting, made some residents angry — and fueled protests.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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And so the advice not to click links or open attachments in any of your emails remains.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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And more specifically, love us back by clicking on and sharing our articles.Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
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But in the online political ecosystem, many of them come off more as fans than as objective observers.Makena Kelly, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Rams are coming off a 19-9 victory over the New York Jets, a win highlighted by the return of veteran tight end Tyler Higbee, who scored the go-ahead touchdown on a pass from Matthew Stafford.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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The team Like many young men whose dreams of careers as pro athletes don’t pan out, Etienne had to figure out what to do with his life.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The duo meet up and talk pest control, cover crops, weed abatement, soil, and experimental patches in their fields that may or may not have panned out.Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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