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
Here a miserable delivery boy gets by disposing of mummies recovered in Iquique, North of Chile.
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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
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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Healing does not look the same for everyone, and the way each person copes with distress can vary greatly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The help is needed and appreciated as the family still copes.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Aug. 2025
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But Harold gets on famously with Duke William, at least until the Norman warlord decides to assert his claim to the English throne.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wipe off any marker that gets on the surface on the floor.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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This gentle soul loves to cuddle and gets along well with all dogs and people.—
Maryanne Dell,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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The silky gel gets along with every curl type (our testers ranged from 2A to 3C), encasing spirals of all patterns in a pliable cast that helps keep them buoyant.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In Season 3, Arisu follows Usagi into Borderland, just like Alice does the white rabbit to Wonderland.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The housing authority, which does business as the Metropolitan Housing Alliance, is governed by a five-member board.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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But Edward, with the help of their family’s fixer, Sean Rafferty (James Norton), manages to successfully navigate these bumps on the road to expansion.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Supergiant’s first-ever sequel is a celebration of its predecessor, a cornucopia of additions, evolutions, and maximalist fan service that still manages to tell its own worthy story — and plenty of it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Trump gets his headlines, and inflicts a jolt of panic, and doesn't care whether this survives first contact with the courts.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The true story of Ousman Umar, a young Ghanaian who survives a harrowing journey to Europe and finds hope in Barcelona.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Gets by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20by. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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