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
This, perhaps unsurprisingly, did not go over especially well in my corner of academia.
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Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Users apply a standard Sharpie (typically in shades of red and coral) to the edges of their mouths before going over it again with lip gloss or lipstick, according to numerous videos.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Hold the trigger to spray water over the stain, then go over the area a second time to extract.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
The vest typically goes over the shoulders and has a strap to hold it around the middle.
—Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
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Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Users apply a standard Sharpie (typically in shades of red and coral) to the edges of their mouths before going over it again with lip gloss or lipstick, according to numerous videos.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Hold the trigger to spray water over the stain, then go over the area a second time to extract.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
The vest typically goes over the shoulders and has a strap to hold it around the middle.
—Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for go over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over
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Xiaomi has succeeded, while Apple barely got off the ground.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Smith succeeds former Maryland athletic director Damon Evans, who departed for SMU in March after a simmering conflict with former head men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard came to a head during the Terrapins’ NCAA Tournament run last season.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 July 2025
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The story goes that the robbery occurred in broad daylight while occupants of Villa Nellcôte watched TV, having reportedly been conducted by Marseille drug dealers that Richards was said to have owed money to.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
15 July 2025
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The Monday night downpour went viral on social media after the rain inundated the 28th St. station on the No. 1 subway train, causing major late-night delays.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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To log in, click here. SubscribeSign in SubscribeLog in RevContent Feed Most Popular More in Politics Trump urged supporters to see conspiracies everywhere.—
Gabriella Fine,
Baltimore Sun,
15 July 2025
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The graphical user interface, which Apple popularized, adapted that file-and-folder paradigm into an abstraction of a desktop, where users would click and move those files around.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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Whittaker is coming off a nasty submission loss to Chimaev at UFC 308 in October 2024.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The subjects come off well because that’s the contract.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
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That projection wouldn’t pan out, of course, if enough millionaires left the city to avoid the tax.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Here’s what else to know about the two-day draft and how recent Sox and Cubs draft picks have panned out.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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“Go over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20over. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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