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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
Stephen A. Pyne, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
The baby goats In Episode 5, Mark and Helly stumbled across a room at Lumon that was full of baby goats.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
So how do cows (and other ruminants like sheep, goats, buffalo, and camels) digest fiber?
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Kudos on firing the assistant coaches as scape goats for the humiliating mistake of letting Xavier Mckinney walk away into an All-Pro season and forcing them to scheme around an unreliable Banks.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Build fire barriers with beavers instead of bulldozers and goats instead of chain saws.
—Stephen A. Pyne, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
The baby goats In Episode 5, Mark and Helly stumbled across a room at Lumon that was full of baby goats.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
So how do cows (and other ruminants like sheep, goats, buffalo, and camels) digest fiber?
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Kudos on firing the assistant coaches as scape goats for the humiliating mistake of letting Xavier Mckinney walk away into an All-Pro season and forcing them to scheme around an unreliable Banks.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goat
Noun
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Olivia Godfrey, the couple's daughter, provided a victim impact statement and said her father's drug use impacted his mental health, according to ABC.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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One of my personal concerns is the tendency, particularly in Germany, to focus too much in films on the perpetrators, not the victims, like in Downfall or the recent Wannsee Conference adaptation.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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In a tragic instant, Thompson became a scapegoat for the legitimate—but until now, amorphous—rage people have about America’s health-care system, in which a company’s profits can be someone else’s broken life.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
25 Jan. 2025
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Anti-immigrant sentiment is high in South Africa, where migrants are often used as scapegoats for other problems.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The reincarnated version differed from the original a bit, so there’s an excuse for not recognizing it at first glance — even if Reid was insistent the play-call in the huddle would be identical to one barked out by head coach Hank Stram to receiver Gloster Richardson long ago.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2025
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While an excuse is never needed to treat yourself to a new designer handbag, discovering a massive sale on highly coveted styles doesn’t hurt.—
Lauren Fischer,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Goat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goat. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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