gets through (to)

verb

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets through (to)
  1. fills in
  2. informs
  3. tells
  4. briefs
  5. notifies
  6. contacts
  7. reaches
  8. instructs
Verb
  • Reseeding fills in those gaps before bare patches take hold, which is also crucial because bare soil serves as prime real estate for weeds looking to move in uncontested.
    — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The camera's image processor takes this data and creates a color image using a technique called demosaicing, which fills in missing color by interpolating information from the surrounding pixels.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
Definition of fills in
Verb
  • This formative experience informs how Chidi approaches the foundation's commitment to meeting people within their circumstances rather than imposing external solutions.
    — Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • That combined experience informs Hades Films’ goal of creating theatrical horror made for Gen Z — without treating younger audiences like a market segment that can be reverse-engineered.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of informs
Verb
  • The film tells the story behind the making of the cult classic starring Sylvester Stallone, which won the Academy Award for best picture in 1977.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Where the Tuition Money Actually Goes Sticker price tells you what a college charges.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • At the same time, Kanary notifies the website that the attorney general knows of their violation.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of notifies
Verb
  • Also, do not share a security code with anyone who contacts you.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Trust Starts Before The First Visit Healthcare has always depended on trust, but increasingly, that trust is established before a patient ever contacts a practice.
    — Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of contacts
Verb
  • By August 15, Venus reaches greatest elongation east — its widest apparent separation from the sun.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In a traditional operational environment, information may have to pass through multiple human operators and system interfaces before a new task reaches another aircraft.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of reaches
Verb
  • Circe, the poem’s speaker, instructs the nymphs in a recipe for cooking pork.
    — Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Semaglutide’s label instructs discontinuation at least two months before a planned pregnancy.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of instructs
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