well over

idiom

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

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Thanks to conservation efforts, their population in Florida went from the hundreds in the 1970s to well over 2,000 reptiles, the FWC estimates. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025 The next 1 billion were recorded in just four years, and Curtis predicts eBird will receive well over 3 billion observations by the end of this decade. Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025 The one part of Cleveland's offense that has been working well over the last several weeks is the run game, specifically behind the efforts of rookie running back Quinshon Judkins. Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025 The greatest concern is for new controllers who might make less than $50,000, but even experienced controllers who make well over six figures while working six days a week may be living paycheck to paycheck without much cushion in their budgets. Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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