get on (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get on (to)
Verb
  • Michôd says that Sweeney was initially tentative about Martin's involvement, wanting to protect her own creative space, but opened up upon realizing that Martin wasn't going to try and control her performance.
    Esther Zuckerman, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
  • People don’t realize that being an addict is an everyday struggle and a common one.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As The Athletic discovered on a recent stroll along the waterfront from the city centre, there’s certainly plenty of land ripe for development.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • For the uninitiated, the Hall effect, first discovered in 1879 by Edwin Hall, is a phenomenon where an electric current flowing through a conductor or semiconductor in the presence of a magnetic field produces a voltage across the material.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Taylor also drew false-start and holding penalties in the first half, and teammate Travis Kelce had seen enough during the Chiefs’ season-opening game Friday against the Chargers in São Paulo, Brazil.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • However, only select regions will get to see the eclipse, including New Zealand, southern Australia, parts of the Pacific and Atlantic, Asia, Africa, and Antarctica.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Still, investors will want to hear about how tariffs could shape the company’s future and how Nvidia plans to continue investing in AI infrastructure.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Taste authentic German food and hear a lineup of new bands every day.
    Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Tombstone star has joined the cast of the Yellowstone spinoff series The Madison, Entertainment Weekly has learned.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Having learned to think of themselves as an identity group like any other, such Americans have begun to flex their muscles.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 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 8 Sep. 2025.

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