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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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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 a child, Aemond is rebellious, an outcast and does not get along well with Rhaenyra’s children, who are of a similar age.
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Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
So why is everyone making such a big deal about getting along after as breakup?
—Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
But softening in the presence of a beautiful temp agent (Sondra Locke), and amicably getting along with his mother’s wacky cast of friends, the Pied Piper of Rodent Cinema leaves an increasingly likable impression.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2026
Early indications are that Schoen and Harbaugh got along extremely well during the Giants’ courtship and that the GM will be retained after showing as much enthusiasm as anyone for this hire.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
So why is everyone making such a big deal about getting along after as breakup?
—Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
But softening in the presence of a beautiful temp agent (Sondra Locke), and amicably getting along with his mother’s wacky cast of friends, the Pied Piper of Rodent Cinema leaves an increasingly likable impression.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2026
Early indications are that Schoen and Harbaugh got along extremely well during the Giants’ courtship and that the GM will be retained after showing as much enthusiasm as anyone for this hire.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get along
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In any case, music therapy is often used to cope with stress, fatigue, sleep issues, memory problems, learning difficulties, anxiety, depression, etc.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Inside athletic departments across the country, executives are coping with financial impacts driven by the death of amateurism in high-level college sports.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Player Projects require Raiders to go out into the various maps and find loot, which must then be committed in order to progress and earn rewards.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Have things progressed to the point of having regular kombucha or kvass infusions?—
Alyssa Brandt,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Coming from both the Sun and also omnidirectionally from elsewhere across the Universe, these cosmic rays all behaved the same way normal particles do on Earth, except were at significantly greater energies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some of Thursday’s decline was related to Wall Street not being happy with how much the company was spending on investments for the future (capital expenditures), and the cloud business Azure may not have done as well as some hoped.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the reaction proceeds through a cascade of events.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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In it, Oldham costumes up as a shaggy woodland monster, which—after a more nimble inhabitant seemingly swaps into the outfit—proceeds to engage a human in an elaborate dance routine.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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The thieves got by a security guard standing outside, but their images were captured by surveillance video, KTLA reported.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Yes, some filmmakers could get by using less emotion and showing more loyalty to the source material.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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Small black flies marched along his unbearably long lashes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Hundreds of people marched peacefully through Center City Philadelphia Monday, rallying in solidarity with Minnesota and raising concerns about federal immigration enforcement and recent deadly encounters involving federal agents in Minneapolis.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The governor, Tim Walz, defeated for the Vice Presidency, gets on TV, his voice quavering, saying the right things, speaking the truth, and advising courage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The defendant then got on his phone and started searching for auto body repair shops, started calling and texting with technicians, and proceeded to take his car to a repair shop, Campbell said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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The big moment comes amid the HBO Max drama's breakout success and after the pair was photographed out together several times on Globes weekend.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The killings came amid a wave of bloody violence tied to drug trafficking and organized crime, which has surged across Ecuador in recent years.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Get along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20along. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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