Synonyms for get at

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1. access, get at(verb)

   reach or gain access to

   "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"

   Synonyms:
   annoy, devil, rile, get to, rag, gravel, access, nettle, irritate, bother, nark, vex, chafe

2. get at(verb)

   influence by corruption

   Synonyms:
   annoy, devil, rile, get to, rag, gravel, access, nettle, irritate, bother, nark, vex, chafe

3. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil(verb)

   cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

   "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

   Synonyms:
   nark, dumbfound, reproof, chide, bait, mystify, urticate, rile, fret, dun, cod, razz, crucify, stick, bedevil, reprimand, reach, amaze, lambaste, devil, get to, rub, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, chew out, beat, lambast, trounce, tease, taunt, roil, access, berate, chew up, disoblige, torment, stupefy, lecture, trouble oneself, agitate, put out, rag, discommode, inconvenience oneself, ride, bewilder, dress down, irritate, tantalize, stir up, rally, make, remonstrate, flummox, incommode, get, baffle, jaw, rebuke, worry, pose, vex, inconvenience, perplex, raise up, bother, gravel, disturb, take to task, fray, gall, puzzle, trouble, bawl out, scratch, nettle, progress to, call on the carpet, commove, twit, excoriate, have words, chafe, scold, call down, shake up, nonplus

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1. get at

   Synonyms:
   discover, determine, find out

2. get at

   Synonyms:
   reach, make way to

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1. Sara Gottfried:

   The important thing is to realize we all get exposed to endocrine disrupters, [which are] these artificial chemicals that are in plastics. We get exposed to them in a lot of different ways-- receipts that you get at your local store often are coded with bisphenol A (BPA), which acts on your testosterone levels. So in women it tends to make you raise your testosterone, and in men it tends to lower your testosterone. So, this acts as an endocrine disrupter, and we want to stop that war that’s happening in the body and get rid of those toxins.

2. Shelly Tygielski:

   Within the first 24 hours I received an email offering to start a Pandemic of Love community for San Francisco, and within two to three days I got messages to create communities in Portugal and Barcelona, and now I get at least 20 emails a day from folks who want to create micro-communities from all over the world.

3. Emeasoba George:

   Never be bothered about criticisms. For, people ought to get at you and even put you down. So, expect to be criticized subtly and repeatedly by people.

4. Aesop:

   Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find - nothing.

5. Gina Duncan:

   Equality Florida's important to determine how we can get at the root cause of this and what is putting our community in harms way, we definitely saw a gap in the cultural competency of law enforcement. Work with the community has improved matters, but there's still much work to be done.

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