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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
  • The proposal, which will be heard at Monday's city council meeting, is estimated by the city to cost between $15,000 and $25,000, primarily because of the cost of materials needed to suspend it at the new location.
    Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • After a 1980s split with Fidel Castro cost him the Interior Ministry, Valdés returned to power in the 2000s, overseeing telecommunications, serving as vice president and helping recover Che Guevara’s remains.
    Andrea Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • 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?
    Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • 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.
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Many have carried the Indian flag and brought copies of the constitution to the demonstration.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • Reyna lifted the ball into the penalty area for Pulisic, who brought it down and won a corner kick.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
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“Went (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20%28for%29. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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