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Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting through (to)
filling in
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Throughout the movie, Lanthimos doles out pieces of backstory in short, dreamlike sequences that unfurl in black and white, artfully filling in the blanks of Teddy’s particular interest in Michelle.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Good morning, tech reporter Beatrice Nolan here, filling in for Allie Garfinkle.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Getting through (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20through%20%28to%29. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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