go at
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1
as in raid
to take sudden, violent action against
He went at his opponent with such fervor, the fight was practically over before it began.
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2
as in approach
to start work on energetically
She went at that project with such enthusiasm, you could tell it was a labor of love.
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Recent Examples of goat
Pat Maio, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
The freaky period piece and tragic family drama features Anja Taylor-Joy as a troubled 17th-century teen on the cusp of adulthood who goes down a dark path and Black Phillip as the G.O.A.T. of hellish goats.
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—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The restaurant has a small ranch where customers can observe a variety of exotic animals, such as Amazon cockatoos, fainting goats and the koi fish, said Silvia Duarte, who owns the business with her husband.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
The sea goat is demure and responsible and maintains decorum under pressure.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Noun
The residents already work with horses, chickens, goats and other farm animals to build a work ethic — but now there’s training offered on how to use a circular saw, lathe, leveler, drill and other tools.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
The freaky period piece and tragic family drama features Anja Taylor-Joy as a troubled 17th-century teen on the cusp of adulthood who goes down a dark path and Black Phillip as the G.O.A.T. of hellish goats.
23.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The restaurant has a small ranch where customers can observe a variety of exotic animals, such as Amazon cockatoos, fainting goats and the koi fish, said Silvia Duarte, who owns the business with her husband.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
The sea goat is demure and responsible and maintains decorum under pressure.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goat
Noun
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Now, as the families prepare for next week's sentencing hearing on July 23, Patterson and Ward are hoping to give readers a true sense of the four victims.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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And Singapore just passed an anti-scam law that allows law enforcement to freeze the bank accounts of scam victims.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
14 July 2025
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These men proposed sweeping changes to the law, and women, as had already been the case in the popular press, emerged as the scapegoat.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2025
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Donald Trump promised mass deportation, campaigning against undocumented immigrants as a scapegoat for Americans’ economic woes, crime concerns, and more.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 July 2025
Noun
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The Turkish leader has also used the 2016 coup attempt against him as an excuse to pull apart the rule of law and any vestiges of institutional governance in Turkey.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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But that's absolutely no excuse, because intent doesn't excuse ignorance.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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“Goat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goat. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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