GET THERE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

get there

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Definition of get there

as in succeed

to reach a desired level of accomplishment She reamed of being a famous actress and would stop at nothing to get there.

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Recent Examples of get there There are a lot of great things about New York, but getting there and navigating will always be a hassle. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The Minnesota State Fair is just a week away, and one of the most stressful parts of the experience is figuring out how to get there. — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 To get there from Moab, drive south on Highway 191 for about 8 miles, turn left at the sign, and follow the road to the water. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026 Nikki Fried, chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party, at a post-election unity event Wednesday in Little Havana acknowledged that there are disagreements over the state’s future and how to get there. — Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 Stevie Ringel Ringel launched the Kizuna Foundation, and was able to raise money towards developing an individualized treatment, but the work required to get there, coupled with a lack of certainty around the process, was taxing. — Brad Quick, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Taking a moment to communicate with your teams about how they are appreciated and reviewing the work involved in getting there can fuel continued momentum. — Rachel Kule, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 More than a few people believe that, despite the messy route to get there, Penn State landed on the right guy. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 But efforts to get there should reflect insights from decades of international mediation. — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get there

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Gausman opened the following inning by getting ahead of Murakami 0-2 but followed with three straight balls, and the Sox slugger unloaded on a low fastball.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Our goal became to build a model that could get ahead of that lag, digitizing doctors’ clinical judgment and predicting a patient’s trajectory before the APACHE score was calculable.

— Frank Naeymi-Rad, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of get ahead

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An inmate ran out of a preliminary hearing at the Fairfield Courthouse Tuesday afternoon, knocking down a deputy district attorney and making it out of the courtroom before he was quickly apprehended, the Solano County Sheriff's Office said.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The Current star had a standout performance alongside her sister Tabitha, helping their nation qualify for its first Women’s World Cup by making it to the semifinals of this tournament alongside Cameroon, Morocco and South Africa.

— Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026