GET ACROSS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

get across

verb

Definition of get across

as in to explain

to make plain or understandable what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project

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Recent Examples of get across Haaland makes his dart back across, both holding a handful of each other’s shirts once more, but the striker gets across his man to score the winner. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 His pitch was a bit high but did get across the plate. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Built off the foundation laid by Fisher’s 2023 short of the same name about some of the same subjects, the film gets across the diversity of these parents’ experiences, ranging from dads who didn’t get it at first to others who were quicker to understand and accept their children’s feelings. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026 After gaining near-unanimous approval in the Florida House, legislation aimed at strengthening state oversight of nursing schools died in the Senate this month, the third year in a row such efforts failed to get across the finish line. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get across

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But Antonelli’s ease with the new cars and Russell’s discomfort with having to adopt a radically new driving style can’t explain the half-second gap between the pair in qualifying.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
When pressed repeatedly by a Fox News cohost for specifics on the operation, Homan explained that disclosing that type of information could risk officer safety and prompt criminals to flee.

— Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2026

Definition of explain

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Still, as the season’s profits illustrate, carefully picking home run props can leave bettors in the black.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
For Peverill Squire, a retired University of Missouri political science professor, those conflicting arguments illustrate the idea that the preferred outcome of a modern political campaign is more important than being ideologically consistent.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Definition of illustrate

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Both incidents demonstrated teamwork; one orca held a sharptail sunfish, scientifically named Masturus lanceolatus, by its tail, while another orca swam toward the fish at high speed.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo will decide whether the prosecution offered enough evidence to demonstrate probable cause to proceed to trial.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026

Definition of demonstrate

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Undeterred, the team simplified things and fed AlphaFold only the DNA, RNA, and Cas9 protein, since the latter is the primary factor determining its sequence specificity.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Resilient manufacturing platform The team is also investigating ways to simplify downstream processing, one of the most resource-intensive stages of biomanufacturing.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Definition of simplify

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After a court filing spelling out the agreement came during the last hour of trading on Wall Street, shares in Paramount added to what was already a lackluster day.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2026
Charli is well on her way to mastering all three mediums spelled out in the title of her new LP, Music, Fashion, Film.

— Caryn Ganz, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026

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