well over

phrase

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

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Playing on artificial turf can add more heat to the field, with turf’s surface temperature able to reach well over 130 degrees under hot, sunny conditions, Cox said. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026 Microtransactions now make up well over half of Take-Two’s earnings. Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Given the cost of top-quality No 6s — typically well over £60m — his £39m price tag is little more than a snip to the division’s top clubs. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Scientists have been presenting evidence that the Earth is round for well over 2,000 years. Pawel Maniewski, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 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 13 Sep. 2026.

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