go beyond
phrasal verb
went beyond; gone beyond; going beyond; goes beyond
: to do more than (something) : to do more than is expected or required
We need to go beyond merely talking about the problem.
She went beyond the call of duty.
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But the mess went beyond the kind of lackluster romance: fans scoured each of the contestants’ digital footprints better than the producers had.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
But major Republican voices have also said the management of the case has to go beyond Justice Department officials – reaching the president himself.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 14 July 2025
Allegations go beyond Wallace Notably, 10 standalone allegations were made against others over the period 2012 to 2019, according to the report, with two of these having been substantiated.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
But major Republican voices have also said the management of the case has to go beyond Justice Department officials – reaching the president himself.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 14 July 2025
Allegations go beyond Wallace Notably, 10 standalone allegations were made against others over the period 2012 to 2019, according to the report, with two of these having been substantiated.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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“Go beyond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20beyond. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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