GONE AT Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

gone at

phrase

past participle of go at

as in attacked

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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as in had at

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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He was assigned and his bail has been set at $75,000, according to the DA's office.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Smith is charged with second-degree murder with a weapon and was being held Thursday with bond to be set at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, jail records show.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

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In 2024, 48% of the land surface had at least one month of drought, a 300% increase from the 1950s.

— Shooka Bidarian, Forbes.com, 28 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

Definition of had 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

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