well over

idiom

: much more than
That car costs well over $50,000.

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Both sets have spent well over a year on the tally and have previously cracked the top 10, though neither has reached No. 1. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025 After not speaking for well over a year, reps for Adams, who’s running as an independent in November’s election, recently reached out to Rosenberg to set up a private sit-down, now confirmed for Tuesday afternoon at Gracie Mansion. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025 Both are well over a century old and bordering the restaurants, cafes and shops in the historic Hyde Park district. Angela Palermo july 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2025 The Times Magazine had a big piece a few weeks ago, basically saying that this war has been continuing for political reasons for well over a year, and that Netanyahu essentially knew that there was nothing left to accomplish militarily a year ago. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for well over

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“Well over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well%20over. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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