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
Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
New outside enclosures currently house chickens, goats and the newest arrival, an adorably fuzzy baby doll harlequin sheep yet to be named.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
The $1,850 scarves start with 400 grams of raw cashmere sheared from the undercoat of high-altitude hircus goats.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Guests can rent the house, feed goats and alpacas, and get married in the on-site chapel.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Noun
There was a goat sacrificed for the film.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
New outside enclosures currently house chickens, goats and the newest arrival, an adorably fuzzy baby doll harlequin sheep yet to be named.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
The $1,850 scarves start with 400 grams of raw cashmere sheared from the undercoat of high-altitude hircus goats.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Guests can rent the house, feed goats and alpacas, and get married in the on-site chapel.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goat
Noun
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Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management said in a statement that 77 victims were taken to hospitals for treatment.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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To Dan Gilleon, who represented many of Fischer’s victims in civil court, those cases are evidence of how much higher the true public costs of litigation against the county are.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Convenient scapegoat The council is widely considered unreformable because neither America nor Russia and China would ever contemplate giving up the veto privilege that gums up what could be an international peacekeeping organ.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Intergenerational trauma has been a popular scapegoat for narratives on TV and in horror films over the past decade.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mental health challenges may provide an explanation, but there is no excuse, no justification.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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There are people that want to play politics [who] will use that as an excuse to play politics.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Goat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goat. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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