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
Verb
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But El Salvador’s crackdown on gang violence succeeded in large part because the country’s police had spent years carefully amassing legal evidence.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The endeavor succeeded and eventually became known as Shift4.—
Wendy Whitman Cobb,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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The couple went public with their relationship in June of 2016.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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This is the rare situation where a team wanted a star player gone and not the other way around.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The trigger and bumper on the right Joy-Con 2 felt like clicking the left and right mouse buttons, and the controller slid smoothly.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Like most comedies, North of North takes a few episodes to click into its fullest potential.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 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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None of those deals panned out, despite the brands being more aligned with Prada's minimalist design aesthetic than is Versace.—
Lucinda Shen,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, the rest of the Nuggets' youth movement hasn't panned out as hoped.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Go over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20over. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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