GETTING DOWN (TO) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

getting down (to)

verb

present participle of get down (to)

as in getting around (to)

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setting up

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Individual apparatus leads include Patrick Hoopes on pommel horse, Asher Cohen on still rings, Yul Moldauer on parallel bars, Cooper Kim on high bar, and Kameron Nelson on vault, setting up an exciting final day.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Catching the Brewers for the division title and securing a first-round bye to the NL Division Series would go a long way in setting up that October showdown.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

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