as in arriving
to get to a destination
it will be late when you get in, so you may have trouble finding a taxi
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Recent Examples of getting in
Practical challenges like cost, transportation, scheduling, childcare or work are getting in the way of care.
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CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
That bipartisan list of politicians all tried to pose as hunters, but wound up getting in big trouble — in Cheney’s case almost fatally.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
The Longhorns have scored today's first 10 points with four different players getting in on the offensive action.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
That’s the whole key to getting in these things and advancing in them.
—Jon Marks, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Cordless models are easy to maneuver without worrying about a cord getting in the way or limiting your reach.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The location also makes getting in and out of San Juan effortless.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
And the Ducks aren’t the only team getting in on the Air Foamposite Pro action.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Feb. 2026
There was Chuck Berry, getting in trouble with the young girls, and he was put in jail during one of our tours.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
That bipartisan list of politicians all tried to pose as hunters, but wound up getting in big trouble — in Cheney’s case almost fatally.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
The Longhorns have scored today's first 10 points with four different players getting in on the offensive action.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
That’s the whole key to getting in these things and advancing in them.
—Jon Marks, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Cordless models are easy to maneuver without worrying about a cord getting in the way or limiting your reach.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The location also makes getting in and out of San Juan effortless.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
And the Ducks aren’t the only team getting in on the Air Foamposite Pro action.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Feb. 2026
There was Chuck Berry, getting in trouble with the young girls, and he was put in jail during one of our tours.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting in
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The crash happened late Sunday night as an Air Canada regional jet arriving from Montreal and carrying 76 people struck an airport fire truck that had initially been cleared to cross the runway to respond to a separate incident aboard another plane.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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People kept arriving from behind, and with nowhere for the front to go, density and compression climbed together toward a threshold that crowd safety researchers consider dangerous.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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My friend Thai, whose parents were part of the Weather Underground leadership, remembers his father, Jeff Jones, coming home one day to find their family’s Hoboken apartment surrounded by cops—a fire inspector had spotted his tiny crop of marijuana plants on the fire escape.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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For now, channel the ambition, trust the momentum, and know that the slower, more nourishing chapter is coming.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Other vessels also have been getting through.—
Sheikh Saaliq,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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For example, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Monday morning, wait times for getting through TSA security ranged from three to 45 minutes, according to the IAH website.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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The three buildings are at the heart of Miyagawa-cho, where geiko and maiko can be observed entering their ochaya teahouses for the night or turning up for morning performing arts training at the Kaburenjo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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During their reporting, the two came across reports of dozens of corpses turning up in the area around the time of Aujay’s disappearance.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
21 Mar. 2026
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Alyson Stoner, a former child actor who starred in movies like Cheaper by the Dozen, discussed her experience with child fame, including her face being superimposed on pornography and stalkers showing up during one of her dance lessons.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
29 Mar. 2026
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All of our kids, every single one of them, protecting them, loving them, showing up for them.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Getting in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20in. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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