gets through

present tense third-person singular of get through

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gets through 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
  • The child arrives as eleventh in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne and makes Princess Caroline, 68, a grandmother for another time.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Available in a set of three bottles for $90, this Sauvignon Blanc arrives as a vibrant addition to As Ever’s growing collection.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The discussion comes amid a huge surge in spending on data-center infrastructure.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • His death comes shortly after a report from the chief inspector of prisons highlighted a sharp rise in violence at HMP Wakefield, according to the BBC.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kitchen Appliances Give your stovetop, oven, and refrigerator a deep clean before daily meal preparation gets in the way.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • When Tolbert gets in the game, his agenda is to steal a base.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The European Commission appears to have some sympathy with this view, and is currently conducting an investigation into Chinese wind turbine pricing.
    Andrew Saunders, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The study appears in Cell Reports.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Gets through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20through. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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