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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Not everyone realizes how much political skill public health leaders must wield to win support for their solutions, Freeman says.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Instead, as Picard realizes he’s lived and now lost an entire lifetime, Stewart gives that episode an almost excruciating sense of tragedy and exhaustion.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of realizes

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There’s non-kaiju human death, too, including a flashback to the immediate aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing in which a bloodied grandfather discovers the charred remains of his daughter and grandson.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
The film follows a desperate mother who discovers an obscure collagen supplement that promises to transform her tween gymnast daughter into an influencer.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of discovers

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What the viewer sees is how a GM’s decisions require expertise extending beyond straight analytical capability.

— Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026
As King Olav Haraldsson wages a brutal campaign to unite Norway under one throne and one God, Aud, a gifted blacksmith, sees her world torn apart.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of sees

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Due to censorship laws in Middle East, Variety hears that the scene in question — not critical but the source of much chatter — will have to be cut for it to be released.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Alan hears my plea and emerges from the shadows to invite the players to a nightcap and a deadly game with the Traitors.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of hears

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In it, a young kid traverses New Orleans to fish, goes door to door selling his game, and learns how to drive, among other things.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
Building visual components and rules for your own industry is one thing, but defining these in a way that learns and grows with a user’s own visual language is more nuanced and complex.

— Elias Stahl, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of learns

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However recognizable the structures may be—isolated phrases giving way to longform improvisation—the performance finds Taylor in a transitional period, one in which the ephemerality of the moment pushed its musicians to bold new places.

— Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
The survey finds that the Democratic candidates running in Michigan, Texas, Maine, Ohio, and Kansas are ahead of their Republican counterparts by 11, 7, 6, 5, and 5 percentage points, respectively.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

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