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
Daredevils seeking an early version of viral fame tested their mettle by sitting atop flagpoles for days at a time, going over Niagara Falls in a barrel or walking on the wings of airplanes in flight.
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Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
Yet this naïveté is one reason the production went over budget and out of control — the folly of an apolitical approach to a political subject.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 July 2025
Calvillo, who was on the west side of the roadway, saw the incident and went over to help Perez, who was lying in the roadway, the news release continued.
—David Chiu, People.com, 3 July 2025
The Newport Board of Education went over details of next school year's budget Wednesday night.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
Yet this naïveté is one reason the production went over budget and out of control — the folly of an apolitical approach to a political subject.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 July 2025
Calvillo, who was on the west side of the roadway, saw the incident and went over to help Perez, who was lying in the roadway, the news release continued.
—David Chiu, People.com, 3 July 2025
The Newport Board of Education went over details of next school year's budget Wednesday night.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
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During the month of May in the city of San Diego, only 128 out of 2,216 requests for shelter succeeded, largely because facilities are full.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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As of Saturday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 75% of this fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 July 2025
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Montgomery went 3-for-5 with the first-inning RBI triple and singles in the fourth and seventh innings in his second major-league game.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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But the story goes a little something like this: Cheyenne, along with her two older brothers, was taken in by their great-grandparents after their mother lost custody.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
6 July 2025
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To find the full list of previous Powerball winners,click the link to the lottery's website.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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To read the results of previous reader polls, click here.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
6 July 2025
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Club America is coming off an excellent 2024-25 Clausura season, finishing second on the Liga MX table with 34 points in 17 matches and a league-leading plus-24 goal differential.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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Early in the game, James came off a screen with Cooper trailing and arriving too late, giving James just enough time to launch a jumper that settled into the net.—
Broderick Turner
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Though at least one family came forward to claim her after seeing her picture in local newspapers, this lead failed to pan out.—
Jordan Friedman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 July 2025
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Unfortunately, the moves did not pan out, and Dallas was quick to get assets back in return.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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