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
Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Artifacts, including tools, and rock art depicting hunters, antelopes, goats and more tell the story of the Archaic people, who inhabited these lands from 2500 B.C. to 200 B.C.
—Alastair Lee Bitsóí, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
They were inhabited by a handful of people and a few goats; one village had a single resident.
—Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2025
In some formulations of the river-crossing puzzle, a farmer with a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage must cross over by boat.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Despite efforts to save them, eight goats in the barn died in the fire, the release said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Artifacts, including tools, and rock art depicting hunters, antelopes, goats and more tell the story of the Archaic people, who inhabited these lands from 2500 B.C. to 200 B.C.
—Alastair Lee Bitsóí, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
They were inhabited by a handful of people and a few goats; one village had a single resident.
—Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2025
In some formulations of the river-crossing puzzle, a farmer with a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage must cross over by boat.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
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Paying ransoms does not guarantee a return to normal business operations, and 35% of victims who paid a ransom, according to the in-house analysis of data, either did not receive decryption keys or received corrupted keys.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Authorities struggled to identify and process all of the victims.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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With his hefty contract still on the payroll, he’s also become a scapegoat for parent company Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment’s recent decision to layoff 80 employees.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Clearly Trump is using the protesters as a scapegoat for his wider agenda fighting and attacking higher education and the Ivy League education system.—
Jonathan Allen,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At least juveniles have an excuse: The human brain isn’t fully developed until age 25.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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Canada and China have both questioned the Trump administration’s focus on fentanyl, calling it an excuse to issue his tariffs.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Goat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goat. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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