GOT AT Synonyms: 10 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

got at

verb

past tense of get at

as in paid off

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paid off

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Now, next week's midterm election stands as the clearest test yet of whether that balancing act has paid off.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
But more than two decades later, that project’s ill fate appears to have paid off handsomely.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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