as in coping
to meet one's day-to-day needs
working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely
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Recent Examples of getting by
Sadly, after about a decade of getting by, the dairy market tanked.
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Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting by
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And so this is a coping mechanism.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Researchers can investigate coping strategies and resources that empower Black and Hispanic teens and their parents, and evaluate their effectiveness in supporting adolescent well-being.—
Alvin Thomas,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kehl was able to circumvent several layers of security in the building before getting on an elevator and reaching the 48th floor.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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However, Soto is better at getting on base via walks and has a slight boost with fWAR due to defense.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The bride-to-be revealed her guest list of 60 people includes her mom’s siblings, despite her dad not getting along with them.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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The residents have been getting along, but everyone is filled with anxious desire to leave and get back to their lives.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Along the top of the fire, the crews continue working slowly parallel with, and sometimes on, the McKinley Grove Road, doing clearing vegetation by hand, applying pre-treatment, and conducting critical strategic firing operations to remove heavy vegetation in front of the active fire front.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Present them with advice and encouragement and then present them with a reward for doing it, the T-shirt and the medal and the photographs.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Home planetariums are often dome or round-shaped and offer more than just lasers making out to be stars on a wall and they can definitely be used as STEM and learning tools.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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How did a show about making out make fans so hateful?—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2025
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Despite daunting market conditions, America’s youngest generation of adults is managing to break into the housing market in growing numbers.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fire containment Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Getting by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20by. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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