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
That’s around $5 billion, more than eight times the amount collected in fees, and the lead left gets by far the biggest portion.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
Josh, who wants to be an investigative journalist, is an idealist in a PBS T-shirt (and with a PBS tote bag) who gets by on family money and is incapable of taking care of himself in any practical way.
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Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Even a guy who normally gets by with just his wallet will appreciate this best-selling bag from Osprey.
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Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2026
Another entry in our recent deluge of ironic gorefests, Over Your Dead Body doesn’t really give us anything new, although for its first half at least, the picture gets by on some verve and a modicum of intelligence.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
There was also the City Council’s jaw-dropping decision in November to raise the annual fees for the two subsidized valet parking spots every hotel gets by 789% — from $634 to $5,000.
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U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
For example, a saltwater pool can increase the number of daily saves a listing gets by 11%; the same thing goes for an outdoor shower.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2026
The Bears could have a chance to avenge one of their losses – to Lakeview – in the second round on Monday if Lakeview gets by Kaynor Tech in the first round.
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Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
Once Booker gets by him, Alex’s job is just to get the ball at its apex.
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Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
Josh, who wants to be an investigative journalist, is an idealist in a PBS T-shirt (and with a PBS tote bag) who gets by on family money and is incapable of taking care of himself in any practical way.
—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Even a guy who normally gets by with just his wallet will appreciate this best-selling bag from Osprey.
—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2026
Another entry in our recent deluge of ironic gorefests, Over Your Dead Body doesn’t really give us anything new, although for its first half at least, the picture gets by on some verve and a modicum of intelligence.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
There was also the City Council’s jaw-dropping decision in November to raise the annual fees for the two subsidized valet parking spots every hotel gets by 789% — from $634 to $5,000.
—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
For example, a saltwater pool can increase the number of daily saves a listing gets by 11%; the same thing goes for an outdoor shower.
—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2026
The Bears could have a chance to avenge one of their losses – to Lakeview – in the second round on Monday if Lakeview gets by Kaynor Tech in the first round.
—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
Once Booker gets by him, Alex’s job is just to get the ball at its apex.
—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets by
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Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.
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Gemini copes through logic and distraction, while Pisces feels everything at once.
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On any other network, in any other circumstance, that show [likely] gets on the air.
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Dinner gets on the table faster.
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Scenes like the one last Thursday show this is a group that gets along, and the Lions are banking on that translating to the field Sundays.
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Robert is a funny, kind, and sweet boy who gets along well with others and loves to make new friends.
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Mark Thompson does the costume and scenic design, with lighting by Howard Harrison.
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The Pitt does this quite literally and very well.
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Drawing upon the fine dining experience of both Chef Gabon and partner Celine Wuu (who deftly manages the floor), Naides serves an original interpretation of Filipino cuisine in the form of a stylishly modern tasting menu.
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Above that sits an orchestration layer that manages workflows and how the models interact, then a trust and compliance layer that enforces the regulatory and governance guardrails.
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The goal is to ensure that Scottish culture in South Florida not only survives but thrives for years ahead.
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Megalodon’s Body Was Built For Dominance The most immediate problem in reconstructing the megalodon is that sharks are cartilaginous fish, which means that their skeletons are made of cartilage, not bone, which rarely survives fossilization.
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