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Definitions

get after

VERB
censure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admonish berate castigate chastise chide denounce discipline rebuff rebuke reprimand reproach scold
STRONG
abuse animadvert asperse attack backbite blame cavil contemn denigrate deprecate disapprove disparage impugn incriminate judge knock lecture ostracize remonstrate reprehend reprove upbraid
WEAK
carp at cut up exprobate find fault with look askance pick apart pull apart read out take to task tear apart tell off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approve commend compliment flatter forgive laud praise
STRONG
agree cherish defend endorse protect sanction
WEAK
allow permit

Example Sentences

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“It doesn’t have the refined refreshing taste with a subtle buzz that I get after cracking open a chilled can of Diet Coke.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Was it better than the reset I get after a massage in the San Gabriel Valley or a hike in the Angeles National Forest?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Moderna needs all the help it can get after a brutal few years.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The Giants can get after the passer and have enough to pick up back-to-back wins.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

Not that she still didn’t get after Dante.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

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