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to become the father of Abraham was quite old when he got Isaac, his only son

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to eventually have as a state or quality it's going to get colder as winter approaches

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noun

as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant in some animal species, a new mate will refuse to raise another male's get

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Recent Examples of get
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This academy will help drivers get better at driving on the track just for fun or to begin a racing career. Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025 However, the scandals have now gotten so bad that this has apparently hurt her chances. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
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The hour-long comedy event is a big get for Hulu, amid a bidding war for Glaser’s next stand-up offering following both the Golden Globes and Netflix‘s The Roast of Tom Brady. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025 That was a nice get for Brad Treliving, and Roy is a useful player. The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for get
Recent Examples of Synonyms for get
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  • The Tennessean requested additional records to learn how many of those students are enrolled at each school, along with more detailed demographic information on the students.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Mendelson couldn't be more excited for a new audience to learn about the legend who rewrote Hollywood's rules, captivated crowds and devoted her platform to the AIDS crisis.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Information that was missing also caught the attention of the experts Joan consulted.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • During a two-point conversion play, Jennings caught the ball in the endzone, but was smashed between two Jaguars defenders.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Now the podcast era produces orders of magnitude more hours of political commentary than any human can consume.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • Commuters’ complaints have often convinced government officials to act.
    Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Unfortunately, cattle industry experts are not convinced that the downturn in futures prices will last.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Drivers from outside of Finneytown, using GPS to find Dutch Bros, don't know alternate routes to the store.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Analyzing its grocery orders that included candy in 2024, Instacart found each state's Halloween candy preferences.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • In practice, Musk bowed to authoritarian governments or banned critical journalists when their reporting annoyed him.
    Jacob Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Joe proceeded to get drunk, annoy her (and multiple other cast members), and ultimately exit the party early to pass out in his room.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Goldberg-Polin has become a global advocate for the remaining hostages, meeting with world leaders and speaking publicly about her loss.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The prolonged legal proceedings moved about 100 miles northeast to Kenton County because the mystery surrounding Brenda Sue Schaefer's death had become a high-profile case in Louisville.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • Loren insists that less prominent creators looking to earn more money by blurring the line between professional and personal could ultimately put them at risk, marking a stark warning for parents who may have children considering the side hustle.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The senior ended up with more than 50% of the vote, or 713 total, to earn the title of The Tennessean Student of the Week.
    Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Get.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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