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as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
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2
as in to do
to move forward along a course
find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign
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Recent Examples of get on
How high will the waves get on Lake Superior?
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
All the 12-year veteran wanted to do was get on base and give his Los Angeles Dodgers a fighting chance.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Ohtani set a record by getting on base nine times in Game 3 with Betts and Freeman hitting behind him.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
If there is a CR (continuing resolution), impoundment is likely going to get on the table as a mechanism to get to the PBR.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
All the 12-year veteran wanted to do was get on base and give his Los Angeles Dodgers a fighting chance.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Ohtani set a record by getting on base nine times in Game 3 with Betts and Freeman hitting behind him.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
If there is a CR (continuing resolution), impoundment is likely going to get on the table as a mechanism to get to the PBR.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get on
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How did the bands cope with all that happening at once?—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Many turn to short-term coping strategies that undermine long-term survival, like selling off livestock.—
Nurith Aizenman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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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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Duffy said some controllers can get by missing one paycheck, but not two or more.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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As a refugee with his family from Vietnam in 1989, his parents and two brothers all relied on government assistance to get by in those early years.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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Kevin Stefanski and Jaxson Dart got along well before last year’s NFL Draft.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Reports that the two don’t really get along have been around for a while.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 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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Schuschnigg resigned, accepted Hitler’s terms to avoid the shedding of Bruderblut, and, on March 12, German troops marched into Austria.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Others marched and protested in support of the boycott, engaging in high-risk forms of activism that could cost them their jobs.—
Time,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Will Woll’s return to the Leafs come earlier than the organization anticipated?—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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And 74 of those came when Donovan Olugbode was open for three receptions.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Get on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20on. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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