GETTING AROUND (TO) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

getting around (to)

verb

present participle of get around (to)

as in getting down (to)

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setting up

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That, plus a false start on 3rd-and-1, killed what was setting up to be another scoring drive for SHS.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
If elected, Henderson said his priority would be stabilizing the district’s finances and setting up standing committees — a model that several of his opponents have also supported.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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