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
If a cisgender man wants to get on birth control, his only real option is to put on a condom.
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
Three days before Christmas 1984, Bernhard Goetz, a 37-year-old electrical engineer living on 14th Street, got on a downtown 2 train.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Many of the officers got on bicycles while others were on foot.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The hotel’s proximity to PortMiami regularly attracts travelers ready to get on a cruise.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
Three days before Christmas 1984, Bernhard Goetz, a 37-year-old electrical engineer living on 14th Street, got on a downtown 2 train.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Many of the officers got on bicycles while others were on foot.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The hotel’s proximity to PortMiami regularly attracts travelers ready to get on a cruise.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get on
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Mobs attacked television vans and set cars ablaze as overrun hospitals struggled to cope with scores of injured people.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Ever since Cile was swept away by the floodwaters that swamped Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country last summer, her mother has been coping with her grief by writing her daughter a letter every day.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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The southern Portuguese city of Alcacer do Sal, about 60 miles from Lisbon, was battling rising waters from the river Sado, with downtown areas flooded and water levels measuring roughly 7 feet high in some places.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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For people that are not tracking what that actually means, that means that ICE can do almost no arrests in the entire country … If a court rules that there’s a final order of removal, they’re removed actually by an administrative warrant, not a judicial warrant.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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As cold weather continues to slam the South, the stories of how people and animals are getting by continue to filter in.—
Dylan Lovan,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes, those familiar chord changes provide enough sustenance to get by.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
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Player Projects require Raiders to go out into the various maps and find loot, which must then be committed in order to progress and earn rewards.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Have things progressed to the point of having regular kombucha or kvass infusions?—
Alyssa Brandt,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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And people are still very much interested in it, and if the two women still get along.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
1 Feb. 2026
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Pratt, who is the author of two books on wildlife and holds lectures on getting along with the natural world, said there is something bigger at stake than removing mountain lions from the Santa Monica or Santa Ana mountains.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, deputies proceeded with the jail’s schedule as if nothing was happening.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Only after the verification does the destroyer proceed to fire four electronic jamming missiles, according to the broadcast.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Footage obtained by affiliate FOX 11 Los Angeles showed students marching down the street, waving large Mexican flags and signs while toting backpacks.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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More than 500 students carrying signs and draped in flags gathered at the intersection of Aliso and Los Angeles streets and marched to the jail, where a swarm of police stood behind yellow caution tape.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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As part of Congress, Menefee could face voting on controversial issues in coming weeks.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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Hicks had been owed $25 million over the next two seasons, a liability that came with a hefty payroll tax for Boston.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Get on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20on. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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