Over
Over adjective - Brought or having come to an end.
While and over are semantically related. In some cases you can use "While" instead a preposition "Over".
While
While conjunction - At or during the time that.
Over and while are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Over" instead a preposition "While".
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