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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
Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
The facility had served as a referral hospital for over 2 million people in Al Daein city and nine other districts in East Darfur, said Hala Khudari, WHO's deputy representative in Sudan.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
The hotel over-relied on the weekend pool parties, which have cooled.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
The over month long closure has left hundreds of thousands of employees missing paychecks and disrupting millions of benefits.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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Preposition
Even with no other detectable galaxies around it, this galaxy — known as MCG+01–02–015 — displays enormous evidence of having merged with smaller galaxies over its cosmic history.
—Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
The facility had served as a referral hospital for over 2 million people in Al Daein city and nine other districts in East Darfur, said Hala Khudari, WHO's deputy representative in Sudan.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
With the MacBook Neo, those days are over.
—PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
The hotel over-relied on the weekend pool parties, which have cooled.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
In the over 35 years Hillwood’s been in business, the company’s developments along I-35W between Loop 820 and Texas 114 have generated billions of dollars of economic impact for the Metroplex, Hillwood President Mike Berry said speaking at the Nov. 13 unveiling ceremony.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
The over month long closure has left hundreds of thousands of employees missing paychecks and disrupting millions of benefits.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for over
Preposition
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Pop Mart has also moved into jewelry, with some Labubu gold necklaces fetching above $2,000.—
Elaine Yu,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Andrea Riquier Oil prices popped back above $100 March 24, keeping gas prices elevated on doubts the deÌtente in the Middle East will hold.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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Along with margins not in the speaker’s favor, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), who helped do much of the heavy lifting during the first reconciliation process, publicly expressed doubt that another reconciliation bill can be passed.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Denmark's Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Moderates casts his vote in Graested on March 24, 2026, during the parliamentary election in Denmark.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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After the Heat settled itself, Durant nailed two threes, the second of which moved him past Michael Jordan into fifth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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My awe had barely subsided when, two minutes later, James got the ball, raced just past the free-throw line, and took flight.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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Airport security camera video shows a convoy of emergency vehicles traveling across the tarmac with their lights flashing in the moments before the plane lands, according to a recording of the video shared online.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Left unaddressed, these issues will ripple across the country with consequences of global significance.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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Eight strikeouts shy of 250 for her career entering the game, Langford hit that mark against the lead-off batter in the top of the sixth, and her team gathered around its standout hurler on the mound to celebrate.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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Years before the pandemic, the Fish brothers were driving around Fort Lauderdale looking for a gem.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Moreover, the black cloud that appears in the image is clearly in the foreground of all of them, blocking all of the background light in the center, but only a portion of the light at the outskirts, allowing some of the light, albeit faintly, to stream through.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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Beebe said the developer was resolved to see the project through, but cautioned that the group was still in a preliminary phase and was working through leasing and financing for the complex.—
Nathan Pilling
March 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And then, again, like just my football intelligence — understanding the game in general.—
Mike Kaye
March 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Media is always fragmenting, reconsolidating, and then fragmenting again, as yesterday’s disruption inevitably becomes today’s institution.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Leaves dance far overhead on the outstretched limbs of trees older than you, creating a lightshow of sun beams bouncing from cloud to earth and back again.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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How to view the aurora borealis in Iowa During times of high geomagnetic activity, which pushes the northern lights further south, the aurora will be visible directly overhead in the northern United States, according to the prediction center.—
Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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