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
While the White House and its allies on Tuesday and Wednesday sought to downplay the sensitivity of the information shared, Hegseth’s deflections and denials are not going over well with current and retired troops and officers, with Democrats and even some on the right.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Based on how that trade went over, Chisholm should probably avoid dealing Jayson Tatum for an older and more injury-prone player.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The panel went over the evolution of certain elements of the show, including the characters.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
The Hawks went over film to identify the defensive breakdowns that have plagued them recently, and for the most part, cut down on those against the Kings.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Based on how that trade went over, Chisholm should probably avoid dealing Jayson Tatum for an older and more injury-prone player.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The panel went over the evolution of certain elements of the show, including the characters.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
The Hawks went over film to identify the defensive breakdowns that have plagued them recently, and for the most part, cut down on those against the Kings.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
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For Drake to succeed as a public figure suing for defamation, he’s required to show that a knowingly false statement was communicated as a statement of fact.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025
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Yet, upon reflection, Conrad might well have been attempting to do both tasks at once—treading a fine line, and, judging from scholars’ long-running debates, succeeding.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2025
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Very rare does a small dog go into a fight with a big beaver and come out on top.—
Marta Mieze,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Fast forward two seasons when the Horned Frogs went 34-4, doubled their home attendance to 3,223 per game and hosted a NCAA Tournament game against Louisville in front of a sellout crowd at Schollmaier Arena.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2025
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To read how Newsweek uses AI as a newsroom tool, click here.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Also, click here to subscribe to our newsletter bringing our top stories of the week straight to your inbox.—
Sarah Scanlan,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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While the Raiders have several needs coming off a 4-13 season (and running back is high on the list), this is a very deep class of running backs.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Jean Silva Bryce Mitchell (17-2) was 9-0 and coming off a defense of the V3 Fights featherweight title when Mitchell appeared on The Ultimate Fighter reality show.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Musk made a lot of other promises that haven’t really panned out: The Cybertruck was supposed to debut at less than $40,000.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
29 Mar. 2025
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On that ensuing penalty kill after the goal was questionably confirmed, the Canadiens had a scoring opportunity that didn’t pan out, and Joel Armia found himself with the puck below the goal line and blindly threw it into the slot expecting Jake Evans to be there.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Go over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20over. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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