as in cost
to have a price of
those cars go for $25,000
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went for
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as in enjoyed
to take pleasure in
I could go for a cold beer right about now.
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as in accepted
to have a favorable opinion of
I hope they go for my proposal.
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Custom built tents can cost up to $1 million, according to a Vogue article on the trend.
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Jennifer Lopez's love don't cost a thing, but her heartbreak has been invaluable.
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And what about that enormous price of six hundred livres, three times the sum fetched by the most expensive of the artist’s pictures at auction thirty years later?
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David Meisinger, the chief executive of the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative, said the high prices typically fetched in utility acquisitions, as well as lack of willing sellers, have historically served as barriers for the expansion of public power.
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Many have carried the Indian flag and brought copies of the constitution to the demonstration.
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Reyna lifted the ball into the penalty area for Pulisic, who brought it down and won a corner kick.
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“Went (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20%28for%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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