as in to arrive
to get to a destination
it will be late when you get in, so you may have trouble finding a taxi
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Recent Examples of get in
Don’t get in the bed with your outside clothes on, because the pollen will follow.
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Kenya Hunter, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
In the Winnetka home invasion, Police said the five robbers invaded a home after one of them posed as a food delivery driver carrying a brown takeout bag from Outback Steakhouse to get in.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
That bipartisan list of politicians all tried to pose as hunters, but wound up getting in big trouble — in Cheney’s case almost fatally.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Ryan threw five innings and gave up a one run — a home run to Jonathan Aranda — against the Tampa Bay Rays and followed that up by going out to the bullpen to get in some extra work.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
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Kenya Hunter, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
In the Winnetka home invasion, Police said the five robbers invaded a home after one of them posed as a food delivery driver carrying a brown takeout bag from Outback Steakhouse to get in.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
That bipartisan list of politicians all tried to pose as hunters, but wound up getting in big trouble — in Cheney’s case almost fatally.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Ryan threw five innings and gave up a one run — a home run to Jonathan Aranda — against the Tampa Bay Rays and followed that up by going out to the bullpen to get in some extra work.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get in
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Pakistan said Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt will send top diplomats to Islamabad for talks aimed at ending the war, arriving Sunday for a two-day visit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Crews arrived and found three cars involved in the collision and eight people suffering from injuries of varying severity.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Breakfast with thick waffles or puffy omelets come with housemade fresh cinnamon rolls the size of a baseball, drizzled with icing.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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But that pact came without the protection of a no-trade clause, and as the Cubs sputtered to a second consecutive 83-win, playoff-less season, the idea of trading a controllable second baseman with the ability to play shortstop to upgrade the roster wasn’t too far-fetched.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Ace Sandy Alcantara was efficient, needing just 73 pitches to get through seven innings in his franchise-leading sixth Opening Day start.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport told passengers to allow at least four hours to get through TSA screening.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Multiple Waymo vehicles also have appeared on social media as stopping traffic or dropping people off in the wrong locations.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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How March meteors compares to previous years Large fireball incidents appear to have increased considerably in the first quarter of 2026.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Besides those high-profile incidents, people have been posting for months about suspicions of AI turning up, undisclosed, in major news publications—far beyond personal essays or puffy summer features.—
Vauhini Vara,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew!—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Get in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20in. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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