GET AT Synonyms: 10 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

get at

verb

Definition of get at

as in to pay off

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pay off

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This opaqueness from earlier in the season pays off in the form of John recounting the brutal methods the Manhunter used to decimate this planet, involving a fear gas that made people kill one another and jump to their deaths.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
And the investment Verbeek made in Carlsson, Gauthier and Mintyukov will have to pay off.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

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