get at

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Recent Examples of get at Fast-food restaurants, once the first stop for Americans looking to get at least one meal in before a long work day, are fighting to win back customers. Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025 Compared with Let’s Move’s easygoing recommendations—children should get at least one hour of physical activity each day, and everyone should drink one more glass of water—MAHA is also considerably more macho. Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025 Kacmarek is still in Columbus, but he's listed behind Klare on the depth chart, and this profiles as a massive opportunity for Klare to get at least four catches. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025 Across 12 songs, there’s nary a verse or chorus in which Carpenter’s tongue isn’t in her cheek, even as the songs get at stuff anyone who’s been part of the dating world may find slightly painful in the abstract. Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025 To get at why, the researchers dug into the metabolic profiles of people in each genetic risk group. Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025 At the time, Netflix did not reply to questions about whether the film would be any screenings in theaters, though del Toro himself had previously suggested in an interview that Frankenstein would get at least some theatrical play. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025 Of note, Mericle said Trump likely still will get at least some of the interest rate cuts he’s been demanding of the Fed. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for get at
pay off
Verb
  • Their vision and hard work paid off in thousands of smiles and repeat visitors who now feel more like family.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Whether or not that bullishness pays off against Argentina is more or less academic.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

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