GETS ACROSS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

gets across

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Definition of gets across next

present tense third-person singular of get across

as in explains

to make plain or understandable what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project

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Recent Examples of gets across Built off the foundation laid by Fisher’s 2023 short of the same name about some of the same subjects, the film gets across the diversity of these parents’ experiences, ranging from dads who didn’t get it at first to others who were quicker to understand and accept their children’s feelings. —

Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026 The field goal tweak ties into the new ban on punting once an offense gets across the 50-yard line (outside of the final two minutes). —

Chris Vannini, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026 As Kansas lawmakers prepare to discuss a financial proposal between the state of Kansas and the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, Jackson County is hoping to rapidly emerge as a competitor that could woo the Chiefs to stay put – regardless of what offers the team gets across the state line. —

Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025

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Jeff’s worries, Rogers explains to the camera after seeing his young friend off, are different from the worry that one’s parents might separate.

— Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Saliers further explains that the essential tremor has impacted the way the duo can perform some of their most notable harmonies.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026