Get at and Start

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Get at verb - Reach or gain access to.

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Start and get at are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a verb "Get at".

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

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Get at and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Get at" instead a verb "Start".

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

Turns Red: Most bosses get at least one new move when they're low on health, or start spamming their most annoying attack.

Source: Video Game / One Piece
In Aquaman's first DC Rebirth storyline, Black Manta sets off a terrorist attack on an Atlantis embassy in the US to get at Aquaman and the two start fighting.

Source: Kill Me Now, or Forever Stay Your Hand
Heck, it even works with the Dahl pistol that you get at the very start of the game.

Source: Game Breaker / Borderlands 2

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