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as in past
on or to the farther side of
peered over the wall
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as in again
yet another time
several executives missed the presentation and would like you to do it over for them later this afternoon
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as in throughout
from beginning to end
read it over until you understand it thoroughly
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as in up
brought or having come to an end
the play is over now
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Recent Examples of over
Eve Chen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The Royals got a measure of revenge Wednesday, scoring early and often in a 13-9 victory over the Twins in some rainy, foggy conditions.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Yet, Vonn would not definitively say that her competitive skiing career is over, during a recent interview with Vanity Fair’s Elise Taylor.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
The over month long closure has left hundreds of thousands of employees missing paychecks and disrupting millions of benefits.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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Preposition
Jourdan, a French-American entrepreneur and educator who grew up in France and co-founded Hello French, an online platform dedicated to French language and culture with over 2 million followers on social media.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The Royals got a measure of revenge Wednesday, scoring early and often in a 13-9 victory over the Twins in some rainy, foggy conditions.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
The long wait is over — Robyn‘s first album in eight years, Sexistential, has finally arrived.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Yet, Vonn would not definitively say that her competitive skiing career is over, during a recent interview with Vanity Fair’s Elise Taylor.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
In the over 35 years Hillwood’s been in business, the company’s developments along I-35W between Loop 820 and Texas 114 have generated billions of dollars of economic impact for the Metroplex, Hillwood President Mike Berry said speaking at the Nov. 13 unveiling ceremony.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
The over month long closure has left hundreds of thousands of employees missing paychecks and disrupting millions of benefits.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for over
Preposition
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Total snow accumulations 4 to 8 inches, except up to 14 inches above 5000 feet.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Someone had stashed a film camera in an apartment high above the plaza, capturing a scene of rowdy onlookers feasting on sausage sandwiches and uncorking bottles of wine as—after a series of delays—the blade dropped on Weidmann’s nape.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
Preposition
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But there was the more important distance — the one separating Liverpool’s summer signing (from the Swedish top-flight club Kristianstad DFF) from the high-ankle sprain in December suffered during a benign set-piece session.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Mayor Lauren McLean choked up during a special City Council meeting that afternoon where the proclamation was made.—
Angela Palermo
April 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
Preposition
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An airport offers, if not exactly an equitable experience (there are Clear lines, lounge archipelagos), then at least a perceptible simulacrum of equality, in that everyone rides the same people movers past the same Cinnabons.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Photos shared on social media shows the massive slabs of rock fell just past a blind curve and the SUV sustained major front-end damage.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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In the clip, shared by @whit_fashionfinds, footage from inside her living room shows her teen on hands and knees pushing clutter across the floor and underneath the couch.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Last November, hundreds of Haitian fans made the trip across the Caribbean Sea for the national team’s biggest game in half a century.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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Standing there as the fire roared on and the crowd around her grew, the strong community support was already apparent.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Two elegant lounges around the main reception hold deep velvet sofas, and the décor is all original or recreated oak panelling, intricate cornicing, 19th century fireplaces and granite flagstones.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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As a result of the war, Iran has sharply curtailed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping lane where one-fifth of the world's oil supply passes through.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
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Seawater is forced at high pressure through a semi-permeable membrane that allows water molecules to pass through while blocking most salts and other impurities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Davis Martin and relievers Sean Newcomb and Jordan Hicks made sure that didn’t happen again on Monday.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Something else has to provide or something will give way again.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Neither will there necessarily be a dramatic Promethean demonstration, a bomb flash in the desert, a satellite beeping overhead, a moon landing.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The chase began with a BSO helicopter overhead.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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