as in to arrive
to get to a destination
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Recent Examples of get through
After throwing 38 pitches in the first inning, Nealy Lamb needs just nine pitches to get through a 1-2-3 inning in the second.
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
So clearly, some are still getting through.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the bill, which has struggled to get through the lower chamber, could now have enough support to pass.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the message doesn’t always get through.
—Jayme Moye, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
So clearly, some are still getting through.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the bill, which has struggled to get through the lower chamber, could now have enough support to pass.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the message doesn’t always get through.
—Jayme Moye, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get through
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Birders come for the migrating raptors and shorebirds, while beachgoers arrive with shelling bags, fishing poles, or kayaks bound for the calmer bay side.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Yanxiao began to recount the story of Eleanor Young, played by the actress Michelle Yeoh, who arrives at a grand London hotel with her family in the nineteen-nineties.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The deal comes a week after the Swiss company made a firm bid for specialty insurer Beazley Plc and started a $5 billion capital raise to help finance the transaction.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The budget came weeks after Gondongwana said South Africa’s debt is projected to peak this fiscal year after rising for nearly two decades, creating room for more infrastructure investment and tax relief.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Frithsmith got in some speed training.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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For a behind-the-scenes enterprise software company, Oracle sure knows how to get in the news.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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For the United States and its allies, however, countering the Shahed threat appears to be a game of catch-up, some experts say.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Judge Paul Friedman appeared skeptical of government claims that the policy is necessary for national security.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Get through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20through. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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