HAD AT Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

had at

phrase

past tense of have at

as in went at

to start work on energetically This project needs to be finished today, so we'd better have at it.

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Recent Examples of had at Daniels came up with four steals before the break while four different Magic players had at least two turnovers, including three apiece from Banchero and Wagner. — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 The sensor successfully picked up a similar cook time of around three minutes and 30 seconds, resulting in the quickest version of the dish I’d had at home in three years. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026 Seattle has had at least three turnovers in each of their three losses this season. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 The driver was unresponsive and had at least one gunshot wound. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 The league openly admitted to a social media campaign where Herbert had at least two interactions with Beer that were seemingly cooked up for TikTok groupies. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Like his brother, John had at first dismissed the idea of an American being elected to the papacy. — Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026 Out of nearly 230,000 young people over that period, about half initiated treatment by seeing a clinician, and about a third had at least two appointments in the first month. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026 The sect had at least 15 avoidable deaths among children from 2015 through 2025, according to healthcare professionals who reviewed their records for ProPublica. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 1 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for had at

Phrase

In Wednesday night’s season-opening 131-106 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Kaseya Center, Gardner went at Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards from the Heat’s bench.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Judging by how things went at Paris Fashion Week this season, only some designers will get there in the same time frame, if at all.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of went at

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Instead, Brandon Aubrey’s kickoff sailed into the end zone for a touchback, and Lamar Jackson’s 27-yard pass to Zay Flowers moved the Ravens into position for a game-winning field goal.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
So Maiava let one fly down the middle of the field, and the pass sailed into a crowd of Duck defensive backs.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of sailed into

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Freddy Peralta pitched into the sixth inning to help Tampa Bay deny Philadelphia a third straight shot at clinching a wild-card spot, as the AL East champion Rays beat the Phillies 2-0 on Friday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
Chris Bassitt pitched into the seventh for the Orioles (75-78), who moved within 2 1/2 games of the Chicago White Sox for the last American League playoff berth.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of pitched into

Phrase

In Highland, Indiana, where nearly 10,000 are without power, trees tore into the roofs of homes and limbs littered the streets.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
For all the challenges Prisco’s weathered over the century, nothing tested the family resolve like damage from a violent wind storm last August that tore into the store, causing part of the back wall to collapse and sending water pouring inside.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026