as in cost
to have a price of
those cars go for $25,000
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went for
2 of 2phrase
1
as in enjoyed
to take pleasure in
I could go for a cold beer right about now.
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2
as in accepted
to have a favorable opinion of
I hope they go for my proposal.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for went (for)
Verb
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Based on those figures, a facility holding up to 10,000 detainees could cost hundreds of millions of dollars annually to operate, according to estimates shared at the event.—
CBS News Atlanta Staff,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026 -
Cost estimates vary, with Democrats saying the war is costing taxpayers nearly $1 billion per day, while Republicans consider the figure inflated.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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Those players fetched $13 million per year each from New Orleans and Las Vegas, respectively.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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This trio may have all set records, but none fetched the highest price of the weekend for Broad Arrow.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In Season 1, confronted with overdoses, drownings, and a host of other crises great and small, the team nevertheless found time to deliver the soapiness that the best medical series have always brought.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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At last, the alien—brought wonderfully to life, with an amusingly robotic voice and skittery movements, by the puppeteer James Ortiz—can tell his story.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 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 Mar. 2026.
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