as in victims
a person or thing taking the blame for others
an unhappy childhood was the goat he used to rationalize every failure and shortcoming
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Recent Examples of goats
In 2024, Stemshorn was fostering a kitten, Muffin, and just taken in two baby boy goats, Baxter and Archie, into her farm.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In 2010, the University of Georgia brought in goats to control an invasive plant overtaking a section of campus.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Someone told me about a couple of stray goats that needed a home and asked me to take care of them.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Make sure to stop at the Wool Tent for raw, washed and ready to spin fleece from sheep, alpacas, goats, llamas and even rabbits.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
One photo captured a moment between the couple kissing at a farm, with goats watching them.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
During the pandemic, the Hadid family congregated for lockdown at the rural estate, alongside cows, goats, and horses.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
This petting zoo with goats, sheep and guinea pigs will have a pumpkin patch with seasonal decorations.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
The only movement is that of goats who nibble the long grass that grows around the Cold War aircraft wrecks that litter this forlorn spot on Grenada’s east coast.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In 2010, the University of Georgia brought in goats to control an invasive plant overtaking a section of campus.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Someone told me about a couple of stray goats that needed a home and asked me to take care of them.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Make sure to stop at the Wool Tent for raw, washed and ready to spin fleece from sheep, alpacas, goats, llamas and even rabbits.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
One photo captured a moment between the couple kissing at a farm, with goats watching them.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
During the pandemic, the Hadid family congregated for lockdown at the rural estate, alongside cows, goats, and horses.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
This petting zoo with goats, sheep and guinea pigs will have a pumpkin patch with seasonal decorations.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
The only movement is that of goats who nibble the long grass that grows around the Cold War aircraft wrecks that litter this forlorn spot on Grenada’s east coast.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goats
Noun
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The first arriving engine found one of the victims had been trapped under the helicopter, Sylvia said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The three victims' deaths were ruled accidental, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Orbán has long sought to consolidate his power through concocting scapegoats for Hungary’s ills.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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The hypocrisy of a society continually looking for scapegoats to assign blame while refusing to examine its own dark heart provides a semblance of subtext.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Restoring trust means delivering results, not excuses, through mandatory ethics training for all city staff to ensure accountability.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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But no more excuses—for me or for you.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The videos, which were shared online, showed baby monkeys being crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, impaled and mutilated.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the sketch, Sherman played Wood’s The White Lotus character Chelsea, donning oversized fake teeth and mocking her Manchester accent with a line dumbing her character down more in a conversation about removing fluoride from water and eating monkeys.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Goats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goats. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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