get on (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get on (to)
Verb
  • Deeply intuitive and brilliant, Luke realizes almost immediately that the things Ms. Sigsby and her team have promised the recruits won’t ever materialize.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 July 2025
  • The memo also contains a link to about 11 hours of footage of Epstein in his cell released as proof of his suicide—which quickly faced more scrutiny after viewers realized about a minute of footage was missing.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • First discovered: 4 days ago, 4:04 p.m. July 10 Initial location: Kern County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Airport A new wildfire was reported 4:04 p.m. July 10 in Kern County, California. Airport Fire has burned one acre of private land after being active for four days.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
  • Additional discoveries During the survey, researchers also discovered a second new orb-weaver species belonging to the Scoloderus genus.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • At Holland State Park, which is run by the state and hasn’t seen lifeguards in three decades, there’s talk among Park Township officials of implementing a lifeguard pilot program.
    Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
  • Then, Shivers begins to rot away before Danica suddenly wakes up, shaken by what she’s just seen.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • There are still multiple avenues to improving the team, but the James situation could have them on hold. Expect to continue hearing the Lakers in the NBA rumor mill.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
  • It's been 100 years, and echoes of the controversial Scopes Monkey Trial, which pitted modern science against creationism, can still be heard around the world and seen in Dayton, TN, the heart of the trial.
    Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • At the nearby Hershey Story Museum, kids can learn about the history of chocolate and how to make it.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 23 July 2025
  • The youngest of seven siblings, Kelly learned to be resilient from an early age.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 23 July 2025
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“Get on (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20on%20%28to%29. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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