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Definition of went (for)next
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 inability to do so has cost Engelbert during her latter years.
    Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Borrowers need to keep opportunities to educate themselves about the nuances of credit cards, not cede for some bureaucrat to decide what risk should cost.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Phrase
  • Outside of anticipating protests, there were also cases where Anthropic reported conversations held with its AI chatbot Claude to police.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
  • He was being held with bond to be set at the Broward Main Jail.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Launching swarms of small, light interceptors to defend the United States from incoming nuclear missiles may no longer be so far-fetched.
    Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Peterson pointed to a Deere tractor from 1992 that fetched $136,000 at a recent retirement auction in Minnesota, the highest value for that model since a record sale of $139,360 in October 2023.
    Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That outlay has brought Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro to Stamford Bridge, while their latest arrival from the south-coast side, centre-forward Danny Welbeck, was secured for a much more modest £5m this summer.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Pritzker believes the city and state have learned to respond to the tactics that Bovino and his men brought, and those that continue.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
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“Went (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20%28for%29. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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