1
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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2
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
The Dodgers didn’t get on the scoreboard again until the seventh inning, when Teoscar Hernandez hit a home run off of Webb, his 12th of the season.
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Sharpe got on the mic on the latest episode of Nightcap and cleared up the miscommunication that caused the diss.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 13 June 2025
The whole point is to allow the player to get on the field early without fear of losing money, while negotiations are ongoing.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 13 June 2025
This could further exacerbate the challenges facing first-time homebuyers in the state, who are struggling to get on the property ladder due to historically high mortgage rates, rising prices, and growing housing costs.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Sharpe got on the mic on the latest episode of Nightcap and cleared up the miscommunication that caused the diss.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 13 June 2025
The whole point is to allow the player to get on the field early without fear of losing money, while negotiations are ongoing.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 13 June 2025
This could further exacerbate the challenges facing first-time homebuyers in the state, who are struggling to get on the property ladder due to historically high mortgage rates, rising prices, and growing housing costs.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get on
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These symptoms weren’t only tied to how close someone was to the event but were strongly influenced by personal factors like pre-existing mental health issues and the coping strategies used in the early aftermath.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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As couples become closer through a shared reality, researchers also observed a greater sense of meaning in life, where individuals have a strong feeling of purpose, which research indicates can lead to better coping, greater happiness, and improved health outcomes.—
Beth Greenfield,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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Nothing complicated, but something the whole family can do together.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
16 June 2025
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Adults in our group had a harder time finding things to do besides eat, drink and hang by the crowded pools.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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Not fast enough and doesn’t have enough wiggle to be able to really get by you at that level.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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This would be somewhat of a raw reach, a player who could get by early with his attacking and defensive guile.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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These risks are exacerbated by ongoing technology gaps where businesses lack the solutions needed to progress.—
Imran Aftab,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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In 2024, the company formed roadmaps and began implementation of several initiatives to progress on 2030 goals.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 June 2025
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While Mira remains a tad leery of the dog, the 12-year-old cat is getting along well with her new feline siblings, Max and Milo.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Prince William and Prince Harry are also not getting along.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
16 June 2025
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This is the base of solid, simple rules that the company needs in order to proceed carefully and safely in the AI environment, respecting the company’s needs for security and data privacy.—
Kathleen Hurley,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Some of those bombers flew west into the Pacific as a decoy, while seven others proceeded east to Iran with minimal communication, Caine said.—
Katelyn Ferral,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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Police allowed demonstrators to march all the way to the end of the bridge that connects West Palm Beach and Palm Beach near Mar-A-Lago before turning them around, according to the Palm Beach Post.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
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Tens of thousands marched peacefully in Philadelphia, where organizers were holding their main event, police said.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
15 June 2025
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The transponders onboard Relay 2 stopped responding to radio signals in June 1967, after which point the satellite went silent—until last June.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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As the story goes, Jackson Pollock stepped onto a canvas in 1947, drizzled some paint here and there, and God reached a bony finger down from the heavens and pressed it upon the scale of art history, tilting it from Europe to the United States.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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“Get on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20on. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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