1
as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
most college students can get along with just a few hours of sleep at night
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as in to progress
to move forward along a course
the preparations for the party are getting along just fine
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Recent Examples of get along
OpenAI, which has come under scrutiny for copyright violations – and also for striking massive ‘circular’ deals leading to fears of an AI bubble – said the deal shows how the creative community and AI can get along.
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
While in theory that might result in some overlapping of skill sets between her and Bloys, Holland is not known as a micromanager (just the opposite), and both execs have a reputation for getting along well with others.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, Cola didn't get along with all the dogs at her adopter's home.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Owners shouldn’t expect both dogs to get along instantly.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
While in theory that might result in some overlapping of skill sets between her and Bloys, Holland is not known as a micromanager (just the opposite), and both execs have a reputation for getting along well with others.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, Cola didn't get along with all the dogs at her adopter's home.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Owners shouldn’t expect both dogs to get along instantly.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get along
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While stars and filmmakers this season tried to cope candidly with questioners, their impact was nonetheless inhibited by the rigors of Oscar rules.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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While his Altadena home survived, Mark Franco continues to cope with living in a neighborhood forever changed by the Eaton Fire.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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December 22 – January 19 When boundaries feel tight, kindness unlocks progress.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
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Capricorn December 22 – January 19 When boundaries feel tight, kindness unlocks progress.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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By the end of this eerily melodic, strangely beautiful song about doing nothing, Tyler dreams wistfully of loitering in a parking lot.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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That’s one of the most beautiful things about doing the play right now, that there are so many people coming who have never been to a play before, especially young people.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the reaction proceeds through a cascade of events.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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In it, Oldham costumes up as a shaggy woodland monster, which—after a more nimble inhabitant seemingly swaps into the outfit—proceeds to engage a human in an elaborate dance routine.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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With such a paltry salary, advocates for the idea say, lawmakers are typically wealthy, retired or need to seek out help from patrons of one sort or another to get by.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Fund’s Self Sufficiency Standard calculates how much a household would need to earn to get by in Miami-Dade without financial assistance.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The leadership of both chambers will give speeches, and the formalities of opening day will march along in their usual pomp and circumstance.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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When one man tried to run, an officer put him in a chokehold and later marched him out, bloodied, to a waiting SUV.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
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The two groups got on board to donate cash, and Kala offered to sell 25 of their ukuleles to the school at half price as a way to support the Title One school.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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In a year dominated by films in which women largely took a supporting role while the men got on with the important stuff, Bronstein’s film looked at the life of an ordinary suburban mom whose life is falling — no, flying — apart.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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The big moment comes amid the HBO Max drama's breakout success and after the pair was photographed out together several times on Globes weekend.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The killings came amid a wave of bloody violence tied to drug trafficking and organized crime, which has surged across Ecuador in recent years.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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