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as in copes
to meet one's day-to-day needs
despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
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as in progresses
to move forward along a course
find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign
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Recent Examples of gets on
At one point, Bill Walker gets on the phone with someone.
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Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
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
Billy reluctantly goes along with it, while Mary, watching far away in Scotland, folds her disappointment up like laundry and gets on with business of waiting for her two friends to snap out of it.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
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
Wipe off any marker that gets on the surface on the floor.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
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
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
William gets on one knee in the middle of the dance floor while everyone is watching and promises never to leave her again.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
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
Billy reluctantly goes along with it, while Mary, watching far away in Scotland, folds her disappointment up like laundry and gets on with business of waiting for her two friends to snap out of it.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
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
Wipe off any marker that gets on the surface on the floor.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
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
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
William gets on one knee in the middle of the dance floor while everyone is watching and promises never to leave her again.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets on
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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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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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As the book progresses, some of the children in the photographs are older and more in control of their outward expression, but scraps of strangeness or incongruity always peek through.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Many things can and will transpire as the season progresses.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Current and former employees swear Preller gets by on a few hours of sleep a night.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Here a miserable delivery boy gets by disposing of mummies recovered in Iquique, North of Chile.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of stuff in the ocean, and marine debris tends to aggregate in the same places as does the whale sharks’ primary prey.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the bench does it more naturally, but the running didn’t stop when the starters were together.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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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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Even if the case proceeds, most of the East Wing has already been torn down, making a work stoppage largely symbolic.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Preoccupied, Laz ignores his phone and proceeds with his work, where a ranting and raving Arlo declares that God is going to punish him.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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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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The story goes that at the homecoming pep rally in 1995, then-student body president Michael Torregrossa was pushed into the pond by other student government members.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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These spots are all gone, but now, due in part to the rise of #BookTok, where genre fiction often goes viral, booksellers are once again getting more targeted in their approach.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Gets on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20on. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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