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do over

[doo-oh-ver] / ˈduˌoʊ vər /
VERB
beat up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
batter
WEAK
attack hammer knock around pulverize thrash work over
VERB
correct
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alter amend cure improve mend rectify redress regulate remediate remedy repair review revise straighten out upgrade
STRONG
ameliorate better change debug doctor edit emend help launder polish reclaim reconstruct reform remodel reorganize retouch right scrub
WEAK
clean up clean up act fiddle with fix up get with it go over make over make right make up for pay dues pick up put in order set right set straight shape up touch up turn around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break damage depress destroy harm hurt injure maintain remain ruin weaken worsen
WEAK
be permissive blow blunder coddle goof indulge mistake pamper pet spoil
VERB
rehearse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
go over go through hone recite reenact warm up work out
STRONG
act depict describe drill experiment iterate narrate practice ready recapitulate recount reiterate relate repeat review study tell test train
WEAK
dry run hold a reading learn one's part run lines run through take from the top try out tune up walk through
Antonyms
STRONG
cease conceal confuse forget halt hide ignore mix up neglect stop take back
WEAK
go cold turkey

Example Sentences

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell seemed to indicate that the he would defer to nominee Fed chair Kevin Warsh—likely to take over before the June meeting—about what to do over the language.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The “split to save” move is one of those clicking-the-buttons sessions that’s great to do over drinks with a motivated friend.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

This is what each has to do over the next eight days to finish as the year-end number one:

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

That can mean multiweek exclusive global runs for potential blockbusters like December’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” or divvying up screens, as “Wicked: For Good” and “Zootopia 2” will do over Thanksgiving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

AJAX, in effect, allows you to do over the Internet all the word, data, and business processing you would normally do on a PC with conventional software.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman