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
Not just because people would take the time to get on a call like this or to take care of me.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
The Twins, who finished the day with just four hits of their own, finally got on the board in the sixth inning with a Willi Castro single on the eighth pitch of his at-bat, which brought home Byron Buxton.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
Michelle remembers getting on a virtual call with the specialist.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 June 2025
The Yankees wasted no time getting on the board on Monday.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
The Twins, who finished the day with just four hits of their own, finally got on the board in the sixth inning with a Willi Castro single on the eighth pitch of his at-bat, which brought home Byron Buxton.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
Michelle remembers getting on a virtual call with the specialist.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 June 2025
The Yankees wasted no time getting on the board on Monday.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 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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While the audience members could still speak on the item about to be deferred, Rodriguez said, doing so would mean the public wouldn’t have the chance to address commissioners if the item ever came up for an actual vote at a future meeting.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
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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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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Officials, though, have insisted for months that talks are progressing with trading partners such as India, Japan and Vietnam but have not made any announcements.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
29 June 2025
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Most patients survive between two to five years after diagnosis, losing control of their muscles as the neurodegenerative condition progresses.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 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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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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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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Parade participants march in the LA Pride Parade on Hollywood Blvd.—
Neha Chandrachud,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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Skokie’s downtown parade steps off at noon at Oakton College on Lincoln Avenue on July 4, marches northwest to Niles Center Road, north to Oakton and east to Oakton Park.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
25 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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