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as in coping
to meet one's day-to-day needs
despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
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as in progressing
to move forward along a course
find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign
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Recent Examples of getting on
That offense, timely hitting, finding ways to score runs, whether that’s the long ball or walks, getting on base and driving them in.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
In the opposite dugout, life has become difficult for Frankfurt’s head coach, Albert Riera, who is not getting on at all well with the German media.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 3 May 2026
Hilda looks wistfully into the distance and says that, right about now, Mother Mary will be getting on stage.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Let’s make another record, because T Bone and I were getting on well, and all his people who worked there, the engineers and everything, were doing a great job.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
One incident turned into a crowd of people blocking and getting on top of a Metro bus, preventing it from moving and trapping Metro maintenance workers who were inside.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Beepers going off, getting on jets, going here and there, the whole thing, then coming back and spending three or four days writing the script, and then going to the screenings, and then starting it all over again.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
The two had separate paths into getting on the show.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
And really just getting on the board first in these tournaments really matters.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
In the opposite dugout, life has become difficult for Frankfurt’s head coach, Albert Riera, who is not getting on at all well with the German media.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 3 May 2026
Hilda looks wistfully into the distance and says that, right about now, Mother Mary will be getting on stage.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Let’s make another record, because T Bone and I were getting on well, and all his people who worked there, the engineers and everything, were doing a great job.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
One incident turned into a crowd of people blocking and getting on top of a Metro bus, preventing it from moving and trapping Metro maintenance workers who were inside.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Beepers going off, getting on jets, going here and there, the whole thing, then coming back and spending three or four days writing the script, and then going to the screenings, and then starting it all over again.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
The two had separate paths into getting on the show.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
And really just getting on the board first in these tournaments really matters.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting on
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Other families coping with loved ones’ injuries are expected to file lawsuits in the next three weeks.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
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This may be due, in part, to the development of coping mechanisms as children move into adolescence.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
29 Apr. 2026
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The league began the onboarding process for replacement officials last month because negotiations weren’t progressing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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The third-year guard suffered a Grade 2 quad strain last week and was progressing well, having been upgraded to day-to-day on Tuesday.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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Traffic was getting by only on the far right side.—
Kris Habermehl,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Federal employees are guaranteed to receive back pay once the shutdown ends, according to a 2019 law, but getting by until then can be hard.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Santa Fe burrito is a genuine pleasure—more restrained, built on a smaller scale, with green chile doing the complex, vegetal, low-burning work that other versions might leave to salsa—though, again, the tortilla serves its contents, rather than the hosannas going the other way.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Deserted mall ‘semi-apocalyptic’ While there have been no signs of mass social unrest in Russia, and other malls including the giant Aviapark in northwest Moscow appear to be doing good business, several workers at Goodzone described to CNN with concern the increasingly minimal foot traffic there.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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In this sketch, a group of women worries about whether their husbands in the other room are getting along.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Apr. 2026
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Just two co-stars getting along.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 Mar. 2026
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Since the referendum question passed, the district has been proceeding with work on projects across district buildings that are set to extend through 2032.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Canucks decision makers are proceeding patiently, a source close to the process told The Athletic.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
3 May 2026
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Most of her friends didn’t have dates, though Maple was going with a girl named Sasha, and Sloane was going with Leo, a boy from their grade.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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These kind of abuses mean that the department isn't going after oil companies that are price gouging.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Mamdani speaks at May Day rally Hundreds, if not thousands, packed Manhattan's Washington Square Park to celebrate workers and the history of labor organizing, before the group started marching to Foley Square.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Throngs of demonstrators filled the Near West Side park before marching shoulder-to-shoulder with homemade signs to the Loop.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Getting on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20on. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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