gets through

present tense third-person singular of get through

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Recent Examples of gets through Loise, vibrant but tense, gets through her days by drinking wine. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Now going their separate ways has become a lighthearted race to see who gets through faster – and Maxson has actually won a few times. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 July 2026 The real shift is no longer about optimizing how one person gets through a day, but instead about rethinking what one person can accomplish in the first place. Vitalii Dodonov, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The odd firetruck gets through the barricade, but otherwise there’s no thru traffic to speak of. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026 Madeline Coleman\ Hamilton delivers, Leclerc gets through it Leclerc said before the race that this was one of the worst weekends of his career. Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 24 May 2026 Fire investigators hope that the message gets through to residents, especially with the unseasonably warm and dry conditions across Colorado. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 Attorneys for Meta said the company discloses risks and makes efforts to weed out harmful content and experiences, while acknowledging that some bad material gets through its safety net. Morgan Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026 As The Pitt gets through another shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center during Season 2, the show is preparing to tackle immigration amid a crucial time. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets through
Verb
  • This appointment arrives as Nike navigates deep operational restructuring and severe market headwinds.
    , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The bigger change arrives Saturday night into Sunday as moisture returns and another system approaches.
    Bill Kelly, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The attack comes a day after a roadside bomb struck a security forces convoy in the northwestern Hangu district and killed six soldiers.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Even Fresno gets in on this, with several days of highs in the 80s later in the coming week.
    Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The engineering department designed the parts of the brush to fit snugly so that no water gets in.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The opposition appears to have only solidified two months before the midterm elections, despite significant donations that crypto groups have given to some Democrats in recent years.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta appears to be expecting a similar communication over the penalty Sunderland were awarded against his team at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Gets through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20through. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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