GET ON TO Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

get on (to)

verb

Definition of get on (to)

as in to realize

to come to an awareness of by the time the CIA got on to the terrorist plot, it was already in progress

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Expectations in the tourism industry and among hotel executives were much higher than what’s been realized so far.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Reaching for spray sunscreen every time Spray sunscreens are convenient, but Mercer said many people don’t realize how much product misses their skin during application.

— Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of realize

Verb

Weapons are also commonly discovered in these tombs, but not only next to royal men.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
The second occurred last November when a 2-7 Dolphins team returned to their locker room and discovered the Pop-A-Shot arcade basketball hoop machine, and a second basketball rim were removed from the player’s locker room.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of discover

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium might never again see two comebacks like the ones engineered by Messi in Atlanta.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
She’s seen during a dance rehearsal, a silly social media clip, and onstage from their Lollapalooza set, the latter of which came before her announcement in February to step away from Katseye.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026

Definition of see

Verb

Fedorov’s removal came as Russian missiles struck Kyiv early Thursday, with loud explosions heard in the Ukrainian capital just hours before British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was set to arrive.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of hear

Verb

Redefining what support looks like for Atlanta mothers Atlanta fashion model applies lessons learned as a young mom.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
At the heart of the system are Large Behavior Models (LBMs) and Diffusion Policy, AI techniques that allow robots to learn complex manipulation and decision-making skills instead of following rigid, pre-programmed workflows.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

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