as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely
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Recent Examples of get by
Its bedrock appeal has always been its depiction of a more or less happy family struggling to get by while running a Jersey Shore burger joint.
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David Faris, TheWeek, 22 May 2026
The pod formed to help each other get by.
—Jessica Blough, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
The Last Guest While the Pope couldn’t make it for Colbert’s final show, the host still got by with a little help from a friend.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
The Avs were able to get by against Minnesota at the end of the series, but Makar was clearly compromised in Game 5.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
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David Faris, TheWeek, 22 May 2026
The pod formed to help each other get by.
—Jessica Blough, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
The Last Guest While the Pope couldn’t make it for Colbert’s final show, the host still got by with a little help from a friend.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
The Avs were able to get by against Minnesota at the end of the series, but Makar was clearly compromised in Game 5.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get by
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Amid fears of how Kvaratskhelia would cope with the difficulties, his long-time youth coach, Vladimer Kakashvili, made a proposal.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Severe weather alerts are in effect across Western Europe as millions cope with extreme temperatures.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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Likewise, in 2025 contestant Huda Mustafa’s shimmy became a popular dance move that fans posted themselves doing on social.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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That's our mission now is to help other DIYers learn how to do more on their project, from general contracting all the way through some of the actual construction elements.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The Cardinals got on the board in the fourth against Brewers starter Chad Patrick when Jordan Walker led off with a single and later scored on Bryan Torres’ triple.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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The ease of being able to drive here, park here, leave your car here, and then go through a security screening and get on a bus and go straight to the terminal in your plane is awesome.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
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Who would've thought, in a million years, that Bubba Wallace and Rowdy Nation would get along?—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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Do Linda and Bradley learn to get along?—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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The hive’s sturdy, portable design allowed nineteenth-century beekeepers to manage and transport colonies over long distances.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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How has your background prepared you to manage the fiscal health of the county’s school districts?—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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