as in copes
to meet one's day-to-day needs
working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely
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Recent Examples of gets by
Until then, the show gets by on the charm of its supporting characters, including Noah’s brother, Sasha (Timothy Simons), and sister-in-law, Esther (Jackie Tohn).
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Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Current and former employees swear Preller gets by on a few hours of sleep a night.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Here a miserable delivery boy gets by disposing of mummies recovered in Iquique, North of Chile.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Though Good Boy gets by for a while on the strength of its performances and the sheer oddness of its plot, the flimsiness of its characters drains the film of energy long before its 110 minutes are up.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Emma Heming Willis gets by with a little help from her family.
—Ryan Coleman September 2, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Briscoe gets by to take the lead once again, and the Legacy Motor Club duo of Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek run in third and fourth place, respectively.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 1 Sep. 2025
Neither would a grandparent who raises a grandkid and only gets by on Social Security.
—Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Current and former employees swear Preller gets by on a few hours of sleep a night.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Here a miserable delivery boy gets by disposing of mummies recovered in Iquique, North of Chile.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Though Good Boy gets by for a while on the strength of its performances and the sheer oddness of its plot, the flimsiness of its characters drains the film of energy long before its 110 minutes are up.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Emma Heming Willis gets by with a little help from her family.
—Ryan Coleman September 2, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Briscoe gets by to take the lead once again, and the Legacy Motor Club duo of Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek run in third and fourth place, respectively.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 1 Sep. 2025
Neither would a grandparent who raises a grandkid and only gets by on Social Security.
—Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets by
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The 10-2 vote in favor of the easier policy came as the Fed copes with an absence of timely economic data due to the four-week-old government shutdown.—
Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Unlike other forms of stress, exercise stress is a good thing, because the body copes with it in a positive way.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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At one point, Bill Walker gets on the phone with someone.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Dern defends takedowns at 25 percent, and her comfort level on the ground could be her downfall if Jandiroba gets on top of her every round.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bernie also gets along well with other dogs.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Everyone gets along really well.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Manow does a bump of K on the table to relax while Clateman shows me a high-tech nicotine vape that displays music videos and also rates the intensity of your hits with a numerical score.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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The point of Generative AI is the tech does the bulk of the work on its own.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Arkansas Department of Human Services oversees SNAP, and the Arkansas Department of Health manages WIC.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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The teenager manages to skip around Carreras’ challenge, but the defensive pressure means Yamal runs straight into Orkun Kokcu’s tackle.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Whether that survives the Court (or is replaced with an overt carbon tariff à la Cassidy-Graham) is the real policy cliffhanger.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Choose Varieties Suitable for Your Zone Successfully growing lavender starts with selecting the right lavender variety for your hardiness zone to increase the chances that the plant survives the winter and regrows the following year.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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