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
The incident occurred on the Carnival Firenze, which was off the Southern California coast when the female guest went over the balcony of her stateroom and landed on a lower deck, the cruise line confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the final whistle blew in Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Leeds United, the players went over to take the acclaim from their supporters.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
After a few lessons, miraculously, some of them went over the net.
—Nicola Harrison, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
First baseman Munetaka Murakami added the exclamation point, hitting a 431-foot grand slam that went over the batter’s eye in center field in the seventh inning.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
During the timeout, the entire Heat team went over to check on Adebayo.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The all-time record high gas prices in Michigan and across the country were set in June 2022, when national gas prices went over $5 a gallon.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
During Saturday night's game against the Vegas Golden Knights, a stray puck hit by the Knights' Keegan Kolesar went over the boards and into the Avalanche's bench.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama went over to apologize.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the final whistle blew in Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Leeds United, the players went over to take the acclaim from their supporters.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
After a few lessons, miraculously, some of them went over the net.
—Nicola Harrison, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
First baseman Munetaka Murakami added the exclamation point, hitting a 431-foot grand slam that went over the batter’s eye in center field in the seventh inning.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
During the timeout, the entire Heat team went over to check on Adebayo.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The all-time record high gas prices in Michigan and across the country were set in June 2022, when national gas prices went over $5 a gallon.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
During Saturday night's game against the Vegas Golden Knights, a stray puck hit by the Knights' Keegan Kolesar went over the boards and into the Avalanche's bench.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama went over to apologize.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went over
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Arsenal ran up for their first one on Saturday and succeeded.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Then Booth succeeded Connelly as Denver’s lead executive when Connelly left for Minnesota.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Maya Melendez, a ninth grader, went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and 7 RBI for the Patriots.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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The fans went home happy after an apparent makeup call wiped out a Saints go-ahead field goal, and the Packers avoided a 1-3 start by escaping with a 28-27 victory.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Angels got two runners on with one out in the eighth, but Grant Taylor worked out of the jam to maintain the three-run lead.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The 22-year-old from Nigeria declared for the 2025 draft and worked out for teams, but was not invited to the combine.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Both came off Houston starter Mike Burrows.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Johnson’s big hit came off reliever Sean Manaea.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The musicians suggested a variety of reasons why the quartet clicked.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Our Geiger counter, which took live measurements of the environment, clicked quietly.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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