as in explaining
to make plain or understandable
what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project
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Recent Examples of getting across
For getting up the hill and getting across the flatter sections.
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Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026
The issue has been discussed within Congress for years and has received bipartisan support, but obstacles have repeatedly stopped the effort from getting across the finish line.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
While the players' plane went across the border to the United States with ease, the second place — the one Roberts was on — had some trouble getting across.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
For borrowers in their second or third year of college worried about getting across the finish line, Pierce recommends speaking with financial aid offices to access grants or cheaper loans to fill gaps.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
This is a woman who won a Golden Globe for playing Billie Holiday but her backstory for some reason was not getting across to the audience.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026
The issue has been discussed within Congress for years and has received bipartisan support, but obstacles have repeatedly stopped the effort from getting across the finish line.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
While the players' plane went across the border to the United States with ease, the second place — the one Roberts was on — had some trouble getting across.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
For borrowers in their second or third year of college worried about getting across the finish line, Pierce recommends speaking with financial aid offices to access grants or cheaper loans to fill gaps.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
This is a woman who won a Golden Globe for playing Billie Holiday but her backstory for some reason was not getting across to the audience.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting across
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Therefore, telling the story in graphic form on behalf of Ukrainians themselves, explaining the preconditions for Russia’s attempts to erase Ukraine as a sovereign country and Ukrainians as an ethnic group, became extremely relevant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Nicotine use had the strongest impact on heart health, explaining 34% of the link between late bedtime and heart disease.—
Dr. Joseph Wendt,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The 1,300-student California College of Arts had previously laid off 10% of its staff and instituted a series of budget cuts, illustrating the economic pressures facing small schools that are dealing with increasingly dire finances.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Olous is a rare example of a city slowly claimed by the sea, illustrating how gradual environmental change can erase urban centers over centuries while leaving their remains quietly visible below the surface.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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Rather than clarifying events surrounding Epstein's death, the footage appears to complicate the official narrative, and contradicts some prior statements about the prison's surveillance system.—
Daniel Ruetenik,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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The death certificates for Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner are clarifying the timeline of their deaths.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Dec. 2025
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The Exception Code — Jonathan Johannes A leadership framework informed by a landmark Caribbean banking acquisition, demonstrating that culture, trust, and integration challenges—and solutions—are global.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In demonstrating the technology to CalMatters, using an imaginary 56-year-old female patient who complained of trouble breathing, Scope asked several follow-up questions to drill down on her symptoms.—
Cal Matters,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The governor, who has emerged as a likely candidate for the 2028 presidential race, spent much of his hour-long speech spelling out the triumphs of his administration and extolling the values of California.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, Xinjiang, as an obvious hotspot, hardly needs spelling out.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 2025
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Lame, who’s risen to fame with wordless videos simplifying everyday life hacks, has built a global following of 360 million people on TikTok and Instagram, according to the statement.—
Katarina Hoije,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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By simplifying the process of writing code, the tool hints at a more democratized digital era.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Getting across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20across. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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