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Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting at
paying off
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Despite paying off blackmailers and marrying Lady Olivia Hedges (Danielle Galligan) to protect his secret, Arthur still loses his father’s Parliament seat after getting caught committing election fraud.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025 -
This approach is already paying off in some high-impact areas.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Getting at.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20at. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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