as in succeeded
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 went over
In a note on Monday, market veteran Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, went over his earlier bullish calls on gold, which has repeatedly reached his forecasts ahead of schedule.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
The car crashed and went over the bridge, falling into the water below.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Kent went over in a 31-28 loss to Buffalo, while UMass’ first conference game of its second life in the conference was a 21-3 loss to Western Michigan last week.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Her vehicle went over the centerline and went off the road, hitting a tree, police said.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
At last the cows nearest the top of the mountain turned and went over the ridge, single file.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
However, the money pot would diminish for every speech that went over the 45-second allotted time for the Emmy recipients.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
The truck first hit an SUV but went over it and slammed into the back of a motorcoach.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Charlie went over to the chalkboard hanging on the wall beside the hallway—the one that led to the backstage greenroom, as well as Odette’s office and occasional dungeon—and started half-assing some cocktails.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
The car crashed and went over the bridge, falling into the water below.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Kent went over in a 31-28 loss to Buffalo, while UMass’ first conference game of its second life in the conference was a 21-3 loss to Western Michigan last week.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Her vehicle went over the centerline and went off the road, hitting a tree, police said.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
At last the cows nearest the top of the mountain turned and went over the ridge, single file.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
However, the money pot would diminish for every speech that went over the 45-second allotted time for the Emmy recipients.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
The truck first hit an SUV but went over it and slammed into the back of a motorcoach.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Charlie went over to the chalkboard hanging on the wall beside the hallway—the one that led to the backstage greenroom, as well as Odette’s office and occasional dungeon—and started half-assing some cocktails.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went over
Verb
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People saw this strange-looking rock and tried to pick it up, but none could until this innocent little boy succeeded, delivering it to authorities.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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One Vision Chiuri stepped down as artistic director of women’s collections at Dior, succeeded by Jonathan Anderson, who also took on the responsibility of menswear.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Smith-Schuster tumbled backward to the ground, jumped up and went after Branch.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Showing confidence the whole night that the outcome wouldn’t really be in doubt, BSU went for it seven times on fourth down, converting six of those.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The full and final details of what would be a very complex operation for tax and legal reasons are still being worked out, sources said.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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That’s how a lot of forgery demolitions get worked out.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The goal came off the scoreboard.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Low, ominous bass riffs giving way to a distorted wail of electric guitar signaled that this was the juncture in American history when the gloves came off and the real ass-kicking began.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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They had not truly clicked by that stage, but Saka was making decisive actions week after week.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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The three played together and clicked, which Lee notes was no easy feat, as fitting in with Rush involves a complicated calculus of technique and feel, as well as communicating unique musical nuances.—
Annie Zaleski,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Went over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20over. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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