as in to arrive
to get to a destination
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Recent Examples of get through
Even a police car couldn't get through the crowds quickly, as this WNBC footage showed.
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Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Of course, with 100 categories to get through, Yang and Rogers couldn’t reveal all the winners on the broadcast.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
And so Henderson, who can get through to Bellingham like no one else, is therefore integral to getting the best from the Real Madrid midfielder.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 16 June 2026
The same goes for Brunson who could barely get through his post-game interview after the win.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 15 June 2026
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Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Of course, with 100 categories to get through, Yang and Rogers couldn’t reveal all the winners on the broadcast.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
And so Henderson, who can get through to Bellingham like no one else, is therefore integral to getting the best from the Real Madrid midfielder.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 16 June 2026
The same goes for Brunson who could barely get through his post-game interview after the win.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get through
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There was a bottleneck while trying to turn onto Blue Ridge Parkway off I-70, but that was to be expected with so many people arriving.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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Tehran will arrive carrying a big diplomatic stick — the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Over the past few months, Anthropic’s aspirations in the life sciences have begun to come into focus.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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The effort comes as Colorado officials have renewed concerns about mountain pine beetles.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Tickets start at $45, and kids 15 and under get in free with an adult.—
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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At that very course, Rory McIlroy and other members of Team Europe were the subject of taunts and heckling that got in the way of the Ryder Cup this past summer.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Russian air defenses have appeared incapable of dealing with the threat.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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In an unusual twist, many of the songs that would eventually appear throughout the season were written before the writers’ room fully mapped out the story.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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“Get through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20through. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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