HAD AT Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

had at

phrase

past tense of have at

as in went at

to start work on energetically This project needs to be finished today, so we'd better have at it.

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Recent Examples of had at Chesney sustained the success Cignetti had at James Madison before becoming a breakout star in coaching at Indiana. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 By the end of that week, every intern had at least one viral post. — Zoe Huang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Only 6% of cases were identified in people who had at least one vaccine. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Purdy had at least one pass intercepted in each of the 49ers’ final five games last season, and the 49ers were already down 27-6 in Seattle when a third-quarter pass toward Farrell got intercepted en route to the 49ers’ 41-6 divisional-round exit. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Houston has had 21 losing seasons over the last 50 years, but seven different coaches have had at least one 10-win season during that span. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The study included 94 adults who had at least four nighttime cramps during a two-week screening period. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 During the current almost six-month conflict with Iran, the US has had at most three carriers in the region at one time – though only for a matter of days – from a fleet of 11. — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Each name reflected the best explanation medicine had at the time but did not represent what people were actually experiencing. — Mackenzi Moore, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for had at

Phrase

This was close to giving us a straight out of a nature documentary look at what would happen if an alligator and a black bear ever went at it in the wild.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Starters, who mostly didn’t play in the last exhibition, went full speed in team reps, but the second unit, filled with players who played extensive snaps Saturday, went at walkthrough speed.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of went at

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The boys sailed into Da Nang Harbor at night, then moored to a giant tanker in a Russian naval base.

— George Boedecker Jr, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
One of the rounds fired by LAPD officers in the confrontation sailed into the grocery store and killed Corado.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sailed into

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Trevor Rogers pitched into the eighth inning, Coby Mayo homered twice and the Baltimore Orioles took advantage of Cleveland's wildness on the mound, beating the Guardians 6-4 on Monday to snap a six-game losing streak.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
The Nationals’ lefty, who was selected in the fourth round of the 2024 draft, pitched into the fifth inning and allowed three runs.

— Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of pitched into

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In Highland, Indiana, where nearly 10,000 are without power, trees tore into the roofs of homes and limbs littered the streets.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
For all the challenges Prisco’s weathered over the century, nothing tested the family resolve like damage from a violent wind storm last August that tore into the store, causing part of the back wall to collapse and sending water pouring inside.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026