1
as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
most college students can get along with just a few hours of sleep at night
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2
as in to progress
to move forward along a course
the preparations for the party are getting along just fine
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Recent Examples of get along
As for why the women didn’t get along, the panelists had different theories.
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 20 June 2025
The panelists differed on their theories about why the two didn’t get along.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
My female siblings have always gotten along famously, traveling together on girls’ trips and seeing each other for holidays and family celebrations.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
Many of my siblings are female and have always gotten along famously, traveling together on girls’ trips and seeing each other for holidays and family celebrations.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 20 June 2025
The panelists differed on their theories about why the two didn’t get along.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
My female siblings have always gotten along famously, traveling together on girls’ trips and seeing each other for holidays and family celebrations.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
Many of my siblings are female and have always gotten along famously, traveling together on girls’ trips and seeing each other for holidays and family celebrations.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get along
Verb
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The book, initially written for her children, addressed coping with grief.—
July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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Similarly, his younger supporting cast may be good enough to cope with the MLS’ demands, but was brutally exposed at this level.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Officials, though, have insisted for months that talks are progressing with trading partners such as India, Japan and Vietnam but have not made any announcements.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
29 June 2025
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Most patients survive between two to five years after diagnosis, losing control of their muscles as the neurodegenerative condition progresses.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Accor, which owns the Orient Express brand with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, says a lot of it has to do with the training of its staff and the design, for which award-winning artist and architect Hugo Toro made bespoke Art Deco-era pieces constructed to mirror the group’s train.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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The reason for Atlanta’s acidic soil as compared to L.A.’s alkaline soil has to do with the amount of rainfall in these two cities.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 June 2025
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The former professional baseball player created a big alliance of six people early on in the game and proceeded to add two more names without letting anyone else in the alliance know.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Viewers, just like last season, also play a very important role in how things proceed, deciding over spontaneous voting sessions which Islanders will recouple, who will remain in the villa and who goes home heartbroken.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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Tracee Ellis Ross always gets by with a little help from her girlfriends.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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And in 2023, the average American estimated that a family of four needed $85,000 per year to get by, an amount difficult to achieve on one income.—
Anna North,
Vox,
26 June 2025
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Parade participants march in the LA Pride Parade on Hollywood Blvd.—
Neha Chandrachud,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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Skokie’s downtown parade steps off at noon at Oakton College on Lincoln Avenue on July 4, marches northwest to Niles Center Road, north to Oakton and east to Oakton Park.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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In the win over Haiti, the U.S. got on the board early with a 10th-minute goal from PSV winger Malik Tillman, and sealed the result with a 75th-minute strike by Charlotte FC forward Patrick Agyemang, securing all three points and a spot in the knockout stage.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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There remains no timeline for anything — not throwing with full intensity, not getting on a mound in the bullpen, not a return to play.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2025
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This led to a steamy make out session in the secluded daybed, which is notorious for intimate moments on the series.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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As a share of after-tax income, that group would make out best.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Get along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20along. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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