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past tense of go (for)

went for

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phrase

past tense of go for

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for went (for)
Verb
  • The test will cost somewhere between about $500 (the current Medicare payment for Cologuard, the benchmark specified in the MCED Coverage Act) and $949 (Grail’s current list price).
    — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Bombers flying from South Dakota to targets in Iran would cost more in fuel and flying time than those taking off from England's Cotswolds region, which is 3,900 miles closer to Tehran.
    — Steve Hendrix, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Phrase
  • The real showstopper, though, was the dress for the main ceremony held with a wider group at Castiglion del Bosco on the Saturday—and for Dove, her first choice was always Valentino.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
  • On top of all of this are tense conversations being held with unions over staff pay.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The acoustic guitar Noel Gallagher played during Oasis‘ 1996 MTV Unplugged performance has fetched a hefty sum of $299,376 including buyer’s premium yesterday.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Paul Newman’s own Daytona famously fetched nearly $18 million at a Phillips auction in 2017.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • At the Irish Rep, director Ciarán O’Reilly has brought O’Neill’s expressionist howl back for a swift, sturdy, smaller-scale revival that now feels unnervingly on-the-pulse.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For 70 years, the festival has brought really the best of the year in cinema to audiences.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
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“Went (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20%28for%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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