gets through

present tense third-person singular of get through

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gets through 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 That criminal is back on the street before the officer gets through doing the paperwork. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets through
Verb
  • Simply hang a menu card outside your room before midnight, and breakfast arrives on a silver tray.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Homeowners planning fall planting have a narrow window to add shade before next summer arrives.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Today marks exactly one year until millions of people experience one of the most anticipated astronomical events of modern times — and the countdown comes just 10 days before mainland Europe’s first total solar eclipse since 1999.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Spohrer said that with this new property under state jurisdiction comes regulations.
    Sooji Nam, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Everything, however, will change come Monday as that’s when the team finally gets in pads.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Similarly, Lindsey Bomgren, a personal trainer based in Minneapolis, gets in her steps each morning while using her phone’s talk-to-text app to draft emails and write herself notes.
    Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • What appears to be a career transition can feel a lot like grief.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The video on the social media platform appears to have since been taken down.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Gets through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20through. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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