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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
Erica Sloan, SELF, 7 Mar. 2025
Eating a few carrots daily can impact your skin tone over time.
—Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
Authorities believe both had been dead for over a week before their bodies were discovered.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 5 Mar. 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
This can, again, put pressure on your pelvic floor and cause weakening and damage over time.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 7 Mar. 2025
Eating a few carrots daily can impact your skin tone over time.
—Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
Nobody wants to play in the other baseball league two towns over because the drive is too long and the field is too close to a septic tank.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
Authorities believe both had been dead for over a week before their bodies were discovered.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 5 Mar. 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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The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed fractionally above the flatline, but rose more than 3% in February after a 10-week winning streak, outperforming the S&P.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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No region of the U.S. rated its collective mental health at a perfect 10, with most scores hovering just above average.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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In 2000, approximately 1 in 150 children in the U.S. born in 1992 were diagnosed with autism compared with 2020, during which one in 36 children born in 2012 were diagnosed, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Most people who are eating enough throughout the day don’t need anything during a workout.—
Albert Stumm,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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The downtown area skirts the north end of Skaneateles Lake, with people walking their dogs past local boutiques, window-shopping, and browsing restaurant menus.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2025
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Departing from Åndalsnes station—just a short walk from the cruise terminal—the train travels through steep mountains, past cascading waterfalls, and alongside the emerald-green Rauma River.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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To better understand this, the researchers used a machine-learning model to estimate how much fine particulate matter was in the air at every mile marker on the course of nine marathons located across the U.S. between 2003 and 2019.—
Claire Maldarelli,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in cities across the country as part of a general strike called to demand justice for the 57 people killed on Feb. 28, 2023, when a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train.—
Derek Gatopoulos and Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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Trump did not include context around bird flu, which Politifact notes heavily impacted egg prices during the previous administration led by President Biden.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Saguaros are federally protected, so people often build structures around cacti.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
5 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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People gathered or marched through, for an array of reasons including advocating for racial justice, promoting environmental justice, raising awareness of international issues and celebrating Juneteenth.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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There was little overlap among our suggestions, and there were a lot of works to sift through.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
5 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Sure, the team gains some cap space in the process and could flip Bunting again ahead of the deadline or over the summer.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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After becoming term-limited from running for BP again in 2021, Diaz started working as a lobbyist representing clients with city business.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The layout is spacious, with seating at the bar for around 10 and plenty of tables and couches throughout.—
McKenzie Rankin,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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In a subsection of the study, five healthy participants went without sleep for 24 hours and were monitored and tested throughout.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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