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
He was struck by the way people from across Afghanistan’s ethnic groups got along.
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Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
From the girls’ birth, my son and their mother did not get along.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Emily says this is her last-ditch effort to make the two of them get along.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Sadly, Ankers didn't get along with Chaney, but their onscreen chemistry still comes across.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
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Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
From the girls’ birth, my son and their mother did not get along.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Emily says this is her last-ditch effort to make the two of them get along.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Sadly, Ankers didn't get along with Chaney, but their onscreen chemistry still comes across.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get along
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In a rare moment of impressive hosting, Vanessa Lachey pointed out that Edmond's traumatic childhood and upbringing might result in him only focusing on the positive memories and blocking out any negative memories as a coping mechanism.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 10-2 vote in favor of the easier policy came as the Fed copes with an absence of timely economic data due to the four-week-old government shutdown.—
Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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The team foresees further applications in orthotics and gripping tools as the research progresses, pushing programmable materials closer to everyday use.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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While the city’s overall housing production has lagged, more projects are progressing in North San Jose, with the latest promising to add more than 700 homes near a major tech hub.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The company is also the only rubber manufacturer that can do full color digital printing on rubber, Hitt said.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
30 Oct. 2025
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What Lewis is mostly in Denver to do, though, is block.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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Despite Guterres’s words, COP30 will proceed on the understanding that temperature rise can remain below this limit.—
Sophie Yeo,
The Dial,
4 Nov. 2025
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While responding to the fire alarm, a Harvard officer saw two people fleeing the building and attempted to stop them before proceeding to the floor where the alarm was triggered, officials previously said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Heat’s new-look offense relies on players getting by their defender and into the paint without the help of a screen.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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Jacqueline Chapman is a retired school aide who relies on a $630 monthly Social Security check to get by.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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In a repeat of the blitzkriegs that won Mexico and Peru for Spain, the Iberian conquistadors march north to Beijing, in some scenarios aided by Japanese auxiliaries.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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The characters from Malczewski’s canvases march through successive decades, fighting and fleeing various yokes.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Amenities here include an open-plan kitchen, a fireplace, and ski storage in the building to make getting on the first chair that much easier.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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McGuane and his wife urged me to get on the road before the storm got too bad.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Chelsea shared on Instagram that Maximus spent eight days in the hospital before being able to come home.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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With that immense wealth comes a responsibility to give back to Louisville and the world, several members of the family told the Courier Journal.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Get along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20along. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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