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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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for went (for)
Verb
  • That cost millions of layoffs, but helped propel China to overtake Japan as the second-largest economy behind the United States in 2010.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The preservice charge could be all or part of a remaining deductible, for example, or a sizable percentage of what the visit or treatment might cost.
    Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Phrase
  • In some places, they are held with Russian inmates; in others, they are kept isolated, hidden not just from the outside world but from the rest of the prison population.
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • He was later taken to an RSF base in Omdurman known as Central Reserve Camp, where he was held with dozens of other children.
    Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Morrison bid successfully on Chappellet Vineyards 2024 Pritchard 57 Cabernet Sauvignon, which fetched $7,350 from the top buyer.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But Minaj may be up to the task and her collaboration with the president’s daughter-in-law may not seem so far-fetched, as Shuter said.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The nature of Robert Carradine’s death is the subject of a new lawsuit brought against the University of California, Los Angeles by the actor’s family.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In that time, Sezalory had three kids, lost a brother and navigated her mother’s cancer diagnosis, all of which brought a new perspective.
    Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
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“Went (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20%28for%29. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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