well over

idiom

: much more than
That car costs well over $50,000.

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Ariana Grande has been switching positions for well over a decade, from making albums and going on tours to working on the Wicked films since 2021. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026 It’s been well over a decade since Team USA had a figure skating lineup as strong as the one traveling to the Milano Cortina Olympics this winter. Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026 In the end, many parts of Chicago and the suburbs saw well over half a foot. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026 Ice could take down power lines More than 1,000 flights nationwide were delayed or canceled Friday, with well over half of them in Dallas, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for well over

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“Well over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well%20over. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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