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
This round was about getting through, surviving and advancing.
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ABC News, 11 June 2026
With summer travel well underway travelers with pre-check could experience a smoother process getting through security at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
—Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
There were also two potential double play balls that could have gotten Bennett out of the inning sooner but wound up getting through.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Nonetheless, getting through put him in an exclusive club decades ago.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Administration officials tout ships getting through the vital chokepoint.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Still, the right AI safeguards can undoubtedly push this possibility to a near-zero chance of getting through.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
This side race has been defined by Hilton trying to push Bianco to end his own candidacy for the good of the party to avoid two Democrats getting through.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Right-handers Huascar Brazobán and Warren pitched the first two innings, getting through the first seven hitters.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
ABC News, 11 June 2026
With summer travel well underway travelers with pre-check could experience a smoother process getting through security at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
—Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
There were also two potential double play balls that could have gotten Bennett out of the inning sooner but wound up getting through.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Nonetheless, getting through put him in an exclusive club decades ago.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Administration officials tout ships getting through the vital chokepoint.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Still, the right AI safeguards can undoubtedly push this possibility to a near-zero chance of getting through.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
This side race has been defined by Hilton trying to push Bianco to end his own candidacy for the good of the party to avoid two Democrats getting through.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Right-handers Huascar Brazobán and Warren pitched the first two innings, getting through the first seven hitters.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting through
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After arriving at the emergency room hours later, Carter had been rushed in and out of surgery in an attempt to revive him and halt his internal bleeding.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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School officials have linked the dramatic decline to fewer newly arriving immigrants from other countries, declining birth rates, and families leaving for more affordable places.—
Austin Horn
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Good odds got me in the Oval earlier; getting in the Oval earlier meant more kills, and more kills were my ticket out of the Citadel.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 Dec. 2025
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These two conflicts heat up very quickly, with Dale plunging his elbow into the soup and then getting in Ron’s face, telling him to kiss it.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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During the 2025 Game Awards, Crystal Dynamics and Amazon Game Studios revealed two new Lara Croft-centric video games are coming — and there's a new actress behind the lead role.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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That includes next-generation destroyers and amphibious ships that will form the backbone of the fleet in the coming decades.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
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But when tourists start turning up dead, he’s reluctantly drawn back into detective work.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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Hailey Bieber is turning up the warmth and glow with Rhode's new summer collection.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Altering that process significantly enough to ease that bottleneck would likely come with other trade-offs, experts said, such as earlier deadlines to turn in certain ballots or more time-consuming ballot drop-offs — either of which might dissuade some voters from showing up.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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But the attack ads and political endorsements generally associated with running for other offices have started showing up in judicial races, alarming some judges and raising questions about whether candidates who engage in such activity have the right temperament for the job.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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