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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting by
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Encourage healthy coping strategies.—
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11 Sep. 2025
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Sidelined since July 15, the WNBA star is dealing with being out for an extended period of time — and coping with being on the bench has been a seemingly unwelcome transition.—
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San Francisco should be getting on this potential trade immediately.—
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Appel also regaled the audience with his strategy that resulted in Springsteen getting on the cover of both Time and Newsweek.—
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Mullin and Gottheimer described each other as good friends, noting their daughters are even writing a children’s book together on the importance of getting along.—
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The Hill,
11 Sep. 2025
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Focus on getting along with others.—
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In doing so, Martin implicated billionaire bankers, major American corporations, and Colombia’s political elite.—
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Rolling Stone,
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Back on the balcony, the magician was doing his best to charm basketball players Devin Booker and Jordan Clarkson with card tricks.—
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Footwear News,
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Hugo even snaps a shot of them making out on their break.—
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Vulture,
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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.—
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For many leaders, the most significant shift in leadership is not about managing bigger projects or larger teams.—
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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.—
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“Getting by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20by. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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