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
Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
But then there are puzzlements: more unexplained goats, a freezing-cold field trip and a preteen office worker.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Where were these 11 or so other people when Helly and Mark found the OG goat man last quarter?
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
What follows it one of the strangest sequences in Severance season 2 so far as Mark and Helly make their way down a tiny corridor and discover a field of goats.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The two men get reacquainted, as Anand accompanies Balya and his goats in long lazy days, gaining respite from visiting mourner relatives.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
But then there are puzzlements: more unexplained goats, a freezing-cold field trip and a preteen office worker.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Where were these 11 or so other people when Helly and Mark found the OG goat man last quarter?
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
What follows it one of the strangest sequences in Severance season 2 so far as Mark and Helly make their way down a tiny corridor and discover a field of goats.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for goat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goat
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There was a young woman who dressed as a Boston Marathon bombing victim for Halloween.—
Kelsey McKinney,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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In January, they were spotted together visiting the World Central Kitchen in Pasadena, Calif., to help distribute food and supplies to victims of the Eaton Fire.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Our fresh polling data from approximately 100 college and university presidents in attendance at the Yale Higher Education Leadership Summit last week reveals that higher education leaders are no longer cowering as their schools are wrongly exploited as scapegoats for political grandstanding.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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But for the most part, this all works out pretty neatly: Noor gets to reunite with her mother, Abbas gets to save his daughter and blame his own slip-ups on some (deserving) scapegoats, and Javad will be sent back to Iran.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Don’t wait for late-arriving Easter to fire the starting gun for spring: April 1 is a good excuse to slough off the doldrums of winter and start exploring again.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
7 Feb. 2025
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Lue wasn’t going to accept any excuses, even if the Clippers were playing short-handed because of a trade made earlier in the day.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Goat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goat. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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