GETTING ACROSS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

getting across

verb

present participle of get across

as in explaining

to make plain or understandable what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project

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Recent Examples of getting across For getting up the hill and getting across the flatter sections. — Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026 The issue has been discussed within Congress for years and has received bipartisan support, but obstacles have repeatedly stopped the effort from getting across the finish line. — Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025 While the players' plane went across the border to the United States with ease, the second place — the one Roberts was on — had some trouble getting across. — Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 For borrowers in their second or third year of college worried about getting across the finish line, Pierce recommends speaking with financial aid offices to access grants or cheaper loans to fill gaps. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 This is a woman who won a Golden Globe for playing Billie Holiday but her backstory for some reason was not getting across to the audience. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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Here, Theron grew particularly impassioned, explaining that people try to oversimplify the situation.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
After a short speech explaining my work, college students clapped for me.

— Susan Daria Landino, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of explaining

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Schlager has contributed 18 of those recoveries, with his midfield partner James McAtee having made 19, illustrating their nascent partnership.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The moonphase displayed is not created by partially obscuring an image of the Moon, but by the continuous movement of the two, illustrating the time elapsed between one new moon and the next full moon.

— Carol Besler, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of illustrating

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On the west side of the property, which Fort Worth owns, there are tanks and other equipment for receiving, clarifying and treating wastewater before it is discharged into the nearby West Fork of the Trinity River.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026
One Question Every Leader Should Ask Unexpected setbacks, whether personal, professional or organizational, have a way of clarifying what’s really important.

— Nathan Mitchell, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of clarifying

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The findings therefore point specifically to an association with birthweight rather than demonstrating that rare earth exposure causes restricted fetal growth.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Yet there remains a sense of remove in the production’s perpetual excitement at demonstrating just how well its own analog works.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of demonstrating

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The Secretary of State's office also released a contingency plan spelling out exactly how a statewide hand recount would be run if Lindell posts the bond by Monday's deadline.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Existing plans must also mail every enrollee an Annual Notice of Change around the same time, spelling out exactly what that person’s premium, deductible and covered drugs will look like in January.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of spelling out

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The City of Annapolis is considering changes to its zoning map as part of a multi-year initiative aimed at simplifying the city's zoning system, but some residents in the Historic District are pushing back.

— Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Their biggest competitive advantage, hitting director CJ Gillman said, was picking the low-hanging fruit and simplifying their messaging to players.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of simplifying

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