GETS THROUGH (TO) Synonyms: 24 Similar Words

gets through (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of get through (to)

as in fills in

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Her brother, Tunji, fills in the British blanks for her, but life in Lagos was a time of playing on swings and watching her brother kick a ball with his friends.

— Riann Phillip, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Use your phone to take a picture of that grocery run or dinner out, and the app fills in the price, category, labels and notes for you.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of fills in

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That positioning informs the accompanying campaign, filmed in Miami by director Bardia Zeinali, photographed by Stuart Winecoff and styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 22 July 2026
Moving on to the housekeeping items, the organizer informs us of the presence of a documentary film crew on the grounds.

— Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026

Definition of informs

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The historical data tells us that workplace promotions and outcomes have not been evenly distributed.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Etched onto each of the bands is a series of letters and numbers that, if it’s captured again, tells the next researcher where this bird has been.

— Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of tells

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The Navy regularly briefs Courtney on classified matters in his position as ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower subcommittee, which oversees the country’s top defense priority, the Columba ballistic missile submarines built by Electric Boat in Groton.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
The trailer immediately briefs fans that season 10 is going to be an emotional rollercoaster.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026

Definition of briefs

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The Monetary Authority of Singapore added the platform to its Investor Alert List in June, which publicly notifies people that an entity is neither licensed nor authorized in the city-state.

— Anniek Bao,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 23 July 2026
So, his company has turned instead to an app, Zello, run by a private company, which notifies locals of Russian drones flying nearby.

— Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of notifies

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If the situation has not escalated to the point of danger and someone contacts Animal Control, an officer will be sent out to investigate.

— Eva Flowe July 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
That designation refers to a specific location on the shore established by a discernible line, often based on debris buildup or vegetation growth, on the land side of the point at which the water contacts the shore.

— Melissa Scanlan, The Conversation, 9 June 2026

Definition of contacts

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By the time Phaedra’s birthday dinner rolls around, the sound of Porsha sharpening her knives reaches its height.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026
If the baby continues crying even after the bassinet reaches its highest soothing setting, parents receive an alert through the mobile app.

— Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of reaches

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Erez picks it up, stares through the crosshairs, as a voice on the phone instructs them how to aim and shoot.

— Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Diranersen is what’s called an antisense oligonucleotide that doesn't attack tau buildup but instead instructs a tau-producing gene to produce less.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

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