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as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
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as in to do
to move forward along a course
find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign
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Recent Examples of get on
Even the Fort Worth Symphony got on the Wagner-in-concert bandwagon in April 2024, with music director Robert Spano conducting a semistaged Act 1 of Die Walküre, and then a complete Flying Dutchman last April.
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
After news broke of Kyle Anderson’s impending return to the Timberwolves nearly two years after his free agency departure, teammates got on the horn.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
Many younger families just can’t get on the property ladder.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Over the years, as her physical strength and confidence grew, Laila has been able for the past three seasons to get on the field alone.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
After news broke of Kyle Anderson’s impending return to the Timberwolves nearly two years after his free agency departure, teammates got on the horn.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
Many younger families just can’t get on the property ladder.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Over the years, as her physical strength and confidence grew, Laila has been able for the past three seasons to get on the field alone.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get on
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Officials in these countries insist that their inventory of defense munitions can cope with the Iranian onslaught, but there are fears that as the conflict drags on, stockpiles could run low.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Smooth, rounded bullnose coping framed walls, stairs, and planters in backyards of the 1960s and 1970s.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
4 Mar. 2026
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However, that advantage didn’t last long because Jalen Suggs drilled a 3-pointer five seconds later.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Opposition leaders like former Prime Ministers Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett, adjusting to the public mood, are doing Netanyahu’s international outreach for him.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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And a recent trend in productivity gains illustrates how spending on artificial intelligence has allowed some firms to get by with leaner staffing.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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A lot of folks could likely get by with less storage, but Touch ID is pretty much an essential quality-of-life feature that Apple should've included with the base model.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
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The project has also progressed at an unusually rapid pace for American nuclear development.—
David Szondy
March 08,
New Atlas,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Legislature has moved slowly on many bills, with some debated at length and progressing through one chamber only to be stalled in the other.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Melegrito described Tietjens as confident, respectful and easy to get along with.—
Gordon Lubold,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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Both plants get along in a sunny garden with soil that drains well.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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The assessment led analysts at the CIA, the State Department and the Pentagon all to advise the White House against proceeding with the operation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The committee, which meets every three months, agreed to discuss at its next meeting whether to make Carlsbad or Oceanside the lead agency in obtaining the permits needed from government agencies as the project proceeds.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members march during a rally in Tehran in 2022.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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Cheers rang out in the streets of Tehran before the dust of surgical strikes had settled, gatherings that stood in stark contrast to the mass protests of just two months ago, when students and citizens marched against the regime in desperation, at the risk of their lives.—
Lily Moayeri,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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The deal comes a week after the Swiss company made a firm bid for specialty insurer Beazley Plc and started a $5 billion capital raise to help finance the transaction.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The budget came weeks after Gondongwana said South Africa’s debt is projected to peak this fiscal year after rising for nearly two decades, creating room for more infrastructure investment and tax relief.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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