as in arrives
to get to a destination
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Recent Examples of gets through
Fire investigators hope that the message gets through to residents, especially with the unseasonably warm and dry conditions across Colorado.
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Apr. 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
The conference is still likely in the driver’s seat as long as the champ gets through with two or fewer total losses, but that is anything but a guarantee.
—Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
That criminal is back on the street before the officer gets through doing the paperwork.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
No one gets through a serious illness by themselves.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Yes, Google filters out huge volumes of such trash, but a vast amount still gets through.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Apr. 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
The conference is still likely in the driver’s seat as long as the champ gets through with two or fewer total losses, but that is anything but a guarantee.
—Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
That criminal is back on the street before the officer gets through doing the paperwork.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
No one gets through a serious illness by themselves.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Yes, Google filters out huge volumes of such trash, but a vast amount still gets through.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets through
Verb
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The waitress arrives with our order.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The fact that the highlight of Henri’s wartime experience seems to be the moment Petain arrives in Limoges for a parade, only to shun him during a meet-and-greet afterwards, reveals to what extent all his efforts were in vain.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The move comes amid fragile ceasefire violations, escalating rhetoric and shifting deadlines, with Washington and Tehran trading fire last week while talks stall over Iran’s nuclear program and regional security.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Kami Rita's record-breaking climb comes 32 years after his first climb in 1994.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Verb
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The show gets in-depth analysis from the journalists covering our region’s most important issues.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Who gets in the race and wants to lose?—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
Verb
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That rejection story appears in Bridges’s memoir for older students, Through My Eyes, not in the picture books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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But with Spytek and head coach Klint Kubiak expressing their desire to not play a young quarterback right away, the veteran Cousins appears in the driver’s seat to start Week 1.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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“Gets through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20through. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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