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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets on (to)
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But as the storm rages, Casey realizes the girl is hiding a deadly secret—one that could cost Casey her life before morning.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025 -
Looking back now, Hollie realizes there were subtle signs that something might have been off — but at the time, nothing stood out until their son Bedford’s 15-month checkup.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Intruder by Freida McFadden When a hurricane bears down on her remote cabin, Casey discovers a bloodied, knife-wielding girl outside her window and reluctantly lets her in.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The lake itself is featured as a pond in a particularly emotional scene, where Alex discovers Laura struggling in the water.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Blood is always poised and ready to clot, because the body sees this as a life-saving mechanism.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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With more than 100 products, each with domain specific-functionality, Hron sees many more opportunities to plug in agentic AI to speed up work for legal and tax professionals.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Lazar currently holds one of four seats on the District II panel, which hears appeals from 12 counties in southeastern Wisconsin, excluding Milwaukee County, which is its own district.—
Mary Spicuzza,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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At one point during Knox’s meeting with Mignini, Knox’s mother hears sirens from far away and begins to panic — thinking police are on their way to arrest Knox again.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the series, Marie, an ambitious young woman of minor nobility, learns that her lung disease is terminal.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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This leads to cultural classes as the town learns about unity and breaking down barriers.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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An intimate portrait of love and exhaustion that finds the comic edge in ordinary chaos.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many of these real-life experiences end tragically, but when the musician survives and finds sobriety, the war stories don’t go away.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Gets on (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20on%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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