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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
Andrea Tinianow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The program will take place over two academic calendar years (October 2025 - June 2027) including summer engagement opportunities and the chance to travel to Los Angeles!
—Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
David Phelan, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
But even with a visa in hand, the journey isn’t over.
—Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Anu Bharadwaj, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024
Moore came in behind the clear-out from the opposite side on an over route and was wide open in a confused Carolina secondary for an easy touchdown to tie the score at 7-7.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
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Preposition
The Blockchain Association emphasizes the lack of developer control over user funds, while Coin Center argues that the defendants’ activity doesn’t justify sanctions liability.
—Andrea Tinianow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The program will take place over two academic calendar years (October 2025 - June 2027) including summer engagement opportunities and the chance to travel to Los Angeles!
—Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
The Amazon Big Spring Sale is over, but the company has introduced some new price cuts for iPhones which take select models right back to their Spring lows.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
But even with a visa in hand, the journey isn’t over.
—Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Today’s work culture has an over reliance on manual information-sharing and a lack of documentation.
—Anu Bharadwaj, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024
Moore came in behind the clear-out from the opposite side on an over route and was wide open in a confused Carolina secondary for an easy touchdown to tie the score at 7-7.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for over
Preposition
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One made its home roughly 30 feet above sea level, at the top of the park’s historic military fort, and others dug their burrows above Helene’s storm surge level.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Embarrassing Brighton for a third time this season by finishing above them would be a fantastic way to go from despondency after a rough start to delirium in May.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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These concerns appeared to strike a chord—at least in part—with U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken, who brought up the issue several times during this week’s fairness hearing over whether to grant the settlement’s final approval.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Mahdi is the fifth inmate executed by South Carolina in less than eight months as the state makes its way through prisoners who ran out of appeals during an unintended 13-year pause on executions in the state.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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His Gators’ career-high 34-point night pushed them past Auburn 79-73 and into Monday night’s national title game while cementing his status as one of the best shotmakers in recent memory on college basketball’s biggest stage.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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Ovechkin rocketed a wrist shot past goalie and fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin as the left winger’s family and Gretzky looked on at UBS Arena.—
Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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This episode of In Depth With Graham Bensinger will also debut in broadcast syndication across the U.S. this weekend.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Last week’s first round-up of Episodes 1-3 opened to $11 million across three days.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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Still, there is a general unspoken etiquette around what a guest should not wear to a wedding.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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No one’s drafting legal paperwork just yet, but all the comment sections, podcast clips, and late-night talks between friends around it suggest the conversation is shifting.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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And some major deals have been going through, giving us a window into F&B M&A today.—
Louis Biscotti,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Caught off guard, NBC’s network censors let the expletive slip through on the broadcast for the East Coast but for later viewers removed the curse word from the show as well as from social media clips.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Related Articles Since then, as men returned to work and started to dress up again, the company rebounded enough to open a showroom and office in SoHo as well as a store on Fifth Avenue.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Now, in the second episode, yet another woman seemed to be in mortal peril, and we’d once again been brought there in a slow-drip journey of madness by degrees.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Since last October, EBAY has rallied off two post-earnings downside gaps — most recently in February — and held firm throughout.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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That anxiety starts early on and can flare up throughout, says Monique James, MD, psychiatrist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY.—
Diana Kelly Levey,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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