GETTING THROUGH (TO) Synonyms: 25 Similar Words

getting through (to)

verb

present participle of get through (to)

as in filling in

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Today, when leaders are rarely seen or heard, more people are filling in silence with assumptions and absence can quickly be interpreted as avoidance.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Brady Brickner-Wood is filling in for Kyle Chayka.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026

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