as in arriving
to get to a destination
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Recent Examples of getting through
Right-handers Huascar Brazobán and Warren pitched the first two innings, getting through the first seven hitters.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
The message is getting through.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
But getting through the door isn’t winning the fight on the other side.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Penguins center Ben Kindel was unable to prevent Tippett’s pass from getting through to Hathaway, who tapped it in.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Last night, Ron Marinaccio relieved starter Randy Vásquez at the start of the fifth and allowed Luke Raley’s two-run homer while getting through two innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
That’s a really good thing, especially getting through April.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
On today's show, a source inside Iran tells us how ships had been getting through the strait, and how the tollbooth Iran set up works.
—James Sneed, NPR, 14 Apr. 2026
Once there, LuSEE-Night’s greatest challenge will be getting through the cryogenically cold lunar night, which lasts for the equivalent of about 14 Earth days.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
The message is getting through.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
But getting through the door isn’t winning the fight on the other side.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Penguins center Ben Kindel was unable to prevent Tippett’s pass from getting through to Hathaway, who tapped it in.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Last night, Ron Marinaccio relieved starter Randy Vásquez at the start of the fifth and allowed Luke Raley’s two-run homer while getting through two innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
That’s a really good thing, especially getting through April.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
On today's show, a source inside Iran tells us how ships had been getting through the strait, and how the tollbooth Iran set up works.
—James Sneed, NPR, 14 Apr. 2026
Once there, LuSEE-Night’s greatest challenge will be getting through the cryogenically cold lunar night, which lasts for the equivalent of about 14 Earth days.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting through
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And the end came well before midnight, with goals by Mitch Marner and Brett Howden in the first 8½ minutes giving Vegas a commanding lead before many in the late-arriving weeknight crowd had made it to their seats at the Honda Center.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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In her 2018 memoir about her sobriety, Leslie Jamison describes arriving at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop decades after Cheever and Carver taught there.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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While Reynoso was getting in trouble, being insubordinate and dealing with suspensions, Rodriguez has been entirely more benign.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Now, the search for ’Squatch is also a source of humor and even marketing, with everything from deodorant to beef jerky getting in on the brand.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Indigenous peoples in the area have been coming there for 1000s of years to soak and take advantage of the waters, and so there’s been a hotel or some manner of resort there since the late eighteen hundreds, welcoming people to come and take the waters and relax and enjoy.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2026
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Plus, coming so close and the disappointment (of third) fueled my fire more.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Animal-print shoes have kept turning up this spring, after a late-2025 and early-2026 winter run.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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Two weeks ago, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors declared a local emergency after the mussels began increasingly turning up in water equipment there.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte (Enyi Okoronkwo) is promoted to chief fellow party animal and tempter, showing up at Mozart’s door draped in women.—
Robert Lloyd,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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The data shows that black and brown people spend much longer time in longer lines, purging people- people literally showing up and not knowing that their names have been purged from the rolls.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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“Getting through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20through. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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