GETS ON (TO) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

gets on (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of get on (to)

as in realizes

to come to an awareness of by the time the CIA got on to the terrorist plot, it was already in progress

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Once again, when Daniella realizes how hard some cha-cha moves might be for Ezra to actually do — the chasses and hip action especially — the two figure out how to make the dance work for him.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
While the deal terms are not about Bonta, surely the AG realizes that his reputation in Hollywood was on the line too.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of realizes

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Khadijah had insisted on nursing their newborn Aziza with her own breast milk, but Latif discovers that only a few pouches remain in the fridge and formula makes his baby sick.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Clients will be informed of releases by newsletter, but, as Risso stresses, the Bureau is open to anyone who discovers it.

— Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of discovers

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Surely, The New York Times suggests in its review of the book, Green sees himself in Juniper’s need to be taken seriously as an adult.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Naish looks at that long curved snout and sees an ibis, one of the wading birds with a slender downcurved bill.

— Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of sees

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Making the editing process even more complex was the fact that Jamal hears three voices.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Deadline hears that Paramount has agreed to some CNN guardrails, financial penalties linked to CEO David Ellison‘s 30 movies a year commitment, and some sort of separation of the studios for a period.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

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