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
Emma Heming Willis gets by with a little help from her family.
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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
Here a miserable delivery boy gets by disposing of mummies recovered in Iquique, North of Chile.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
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
Here a miserable delivery boy gets by disposing of mummies recovered in Iquique, North of Chile.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 11 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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Bethune-Cookman gets on the board Bethune-Cookman’s offense puts together a solid drive that ends with a 32-yard field goal from Juan Dominguez.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Who gets on a list – and whether counties even have a list – varies widely in Wisconsin, where there are no statewide standards.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The only way this can work is if the boss is a nice guy and everyone gets along really well.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Egyptian government considers the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group, but the United States does not.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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What struck me the most was how effortlessly the hotel manages to be both elevated and comfortable.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Its adtech business, which manages advertising on third-party websites, is not publicly broken out.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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Training camp and preseason will ultimately decide who survives the roster squeeze.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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However, after his 17th version unexpectedly survives a mission, a new 18th clone is already in rotation — leaving two Mickeys alive and one slated for annihilation.—
Charlotte Walsh,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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