as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely
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Recent Examples of get by
Today, one in three seniors over the age of 65 are barely getting by.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Only Illinois, Nevada, Missouri and Washington itemize how much companies are getting by recipient.
—Paige Tortorelli,pippa Stevens,agne Tolockaite, CNBC, 20 June 2025
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
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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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Only Illinois, Nevada, Missouri and Washington itemize how much companies are getting by recipient.
—Paige Tortorelli,pippa Stevens,agne Tolockaite, CNBC, 20 June 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get by
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Similarly, his younger supporting cast may be good enough to cope with the MLS’ demands, but was brutally exposed at this level.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The book, initially written for her children, addressed coping with grief.—
July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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The way to do it is with judicious use of strong contrast colours, and that’s exactly what Nike has done here, with those pinks, blues and reds underneath the armpits and down the side of the shorts.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Accor, which owns the Orient Express brand with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, says a lot of it has to do with the training of its staff and the design, for which award-winning artist and architect Hugo Toro made bespoke Art Deco-era pieces constructed to mirror the group’s train.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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In the win over Haiti, the U.S. got on the board early with a 10th-minute goal from PSV winger Malik Tillman, and sealed the result with a 75th-minute strike by Charlotte FC forward Patrick Agyemang, securing all three points and a spot in the knockout stage.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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There remains no timeline for anything — not throwing with full intensity, not getting on a mound in the bullpen, not a return to play.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2025
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Despite their efforts to introduce Saint to their other Belgian Malinois outside the home, the two dogs didn’t initially get along.—
Sean Emery,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Also, unlike her mother, Ariana is getting along great with the Burruss on her cast.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby can be heard here.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 July 2025
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Shakur’s Instagram account, managed by his estate, reposted the message.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
5 July 2025
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“Get by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20by. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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