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Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting at
paying off
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Grana says agents are still paying off debt accrued from the 43-day federal shutdown that ended last November.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026 -
To the contrary, the evidence showed that Aquarion customers will see immediate and sustained bill increases from the transaction, in addition to being saddled with paying off the debt service for decades to come.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Getting at.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20at. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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