get over

verb

got over; gotten over; getting over; gets over

transitive verb

1
a
: overcome, surmount
get over your fear of being lied to
b
: to recover from
still trying to get over a bad cold
c
: to reconcile oneself to : become accustomed to
was very disappointed, but he'll get over it
2
: to move or travel across

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The ball gets over the front of the rim. ABC News, 11 June 2026 Just get over it, red-haired, pasty Kathy Griffin, with light-skinned, red-haired Karen Bass. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 If Messy can’t get over it, hire a cleaning service. R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 Imagine talking to your most heartsick friend, the one who simply cannot get over her ex. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026 The Storm rallied twice to keep it close, but could never get over the top. Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026 Letting such a prime asset sit at home or letting this drag on into next season probably isn’t ideal to give Detroit the best shot possible at finally getting over that hump. Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Most employee one-on-ones are little more than surface-level check-ins—something that comes up on the calendar that both employer and employee want to check off and get over with. Christopher Kaufman, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 In addition to Studio Fix, which gets over 2 millions views a month and has amassed over 37 million views total, her main channel also includes Dream Apartment Makeover, which has a second installment coming this fall. Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026

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“Get over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20over. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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