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Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting at
paying off
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Maybe Kimmel’s backing of Colbert in the Emmys race is paying off with the audience.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Never owning a house, never owning a car, never paying off their school.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Getting at.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20at. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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