1
as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
most college students can get along with just a few hours of sleep at night
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2
as in to progress
to move forward along a course
the preparations for the party are getting along just fine
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Recent Examples of get along
Does everyone have to always get along?
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The duo are known for their close collaboration while also getting along well with their boss of five-and-a-half years, Cheeks.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
But the real drama, of course, comes from the veterans who just can't seem to get along — which is great news for us viewers.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
But there were market rumblings before that about her and Capri CEO John Idol not getting along, mostly over the direction of the Versace brand’s iconic Medusa logo.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The duo are known for their close collaboration while also getting along well with their boss of five-and-a-half years, Cheeks.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
But the real drama, of course, comes from the veterans who just can't seem to get along — which is great news for us viewers.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
But there were market rumblings before that about her and Capri CEO John Idol not getting along, mostly over the direction of the Versace brand’s iconic Medusa logo.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get along
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This was big news in an evolving saga of how college athletics departments, facing seismic financial change, would manage to cope with growing costs like revenue-sharing with athletes.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Unlike other forms of stress, exercise stress is a good thing, because the body copes with it in a positive way.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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October does not typically begin with flannel-and-jeans weather, but Louisville is supposed to be gradually trending in that direction as the month progresses.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The timing fits in with recent high-profile demonstrations of new ballistic and hypersonic systems and acknowledged long-range tests, reinforcing that China is progressing in several areas.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many of those that still produce a large share of their products in cities and towns such as Geneva, Vevey, and Zurich—like Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee arm, DSM-Firmenich, and heavy industrial equipment makers like ABB and Hitachi Energy—are unusual in being able to do so competitively.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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But, to do you any good, squeezing the veins must propel the blood in the right direction, toward the heart.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The court will decide whether to extend McElroy’s TRO into a longer preliminary injunction, which would keep the FEMA homeland security grants available while the case proceeds.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Robinson's Monday court appearance was for a waiver hearing to determine whether the defense forces prosecutors to present probable cause before the case proceeds.—
Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Here a miserable delivery boy gets by disposing of mummies recovered in Iquique, North of Chile.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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That, however, was when Bills defensive tackle Deone Walker quickly got by Dolphins guard Daniel Brunskill and into Tagovailoa’s face, forcing the franchise quarterback to fire a pass toward Jaylen Waddle that linebacker Terrel Bernard easily snagged.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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After receiving the opening kickoff, the Hawks marched up the field in just over two minutes, as senior running back Kyle Celestin bowled over a tackler on his way to the end zone for a nine-yard touchdown rush.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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In the first minutes, after the group of influencers, athletes, models, podcasters and actors are driven into the the desert in Morocco, their military manhandlers storm the bus and put black hoods over the heads, marching them into the unknown.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Argentine scored twice and grabbed an assist on a brilliant night for Inter Miami, with Baltasar Rodríguez and Luis Suárez also getting on the scoresheet.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the early days of the mall, Gruver and his friends would get on their bikes and cut across then-undeveloped fields to ride to Sunrise Mall.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The production came just in time to help the Angels (72-88) put a serious dent in the Astros’ chances of going to the playoffs.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Mornings taste better with a fresh fruit smoothie and sunrise on your deck, and the always smiling and hospitable resort staff keeps the surprises coming—maybe a floating breakfast one day or champagne at dusk the next.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Get along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20along. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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