got

past tense of get
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as in sired
to become the father of Abraham was quite old when he got Isaac, his only son

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of got Washington got some more concerning news just hours before kickoff on Monday. Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025 Her partner's mom got OP's daughter a gift, but none of her partner's siblings did. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025 This time, his curiosity got the best of him. Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025 Customers got inexpensive delivery, restaurants could make decent money from it, and Silicon Valley covered the difference. Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025 The two men shared another hug and Schwartz got to tell Vellutino how much that moment meant to him. Autumn Barnes, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025 That got us a conversation with Nate Bargatze. Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025 Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger got things going in the second inning. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025 In 2017, Jessica Levy Buchman, a real-estate agent in Brooklyn, got a call from a couple looking to sell a three-bedroom apartment at 120 Prospect Park West. Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got
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  • Few people have mastered the art of quietly luxurious style as well as Gwyneth Paltrow, and a quick scroll through her Instagram page proves it.
    Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Whisky Highball has become the de-facto national mixed drink of Japan, and the Japanese have, predictably, mastered the art.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • In his recent appearance on Apple TV's The Reluctant Traveler, Eugene Levy meets the Prince of Wales, 43, on the grounds of Windsor Castle — and the actor is immediately caught off guard by the royal’s mode of transportation.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • People who caught the flu were up to six times more likely to have a heart attack in the month after the infection, and those who had Covid-19 had nearly twice the risk of developing heart disease or stroke compared with people who hadn’t been infected.
    Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • Bowie recently sired a calf there, making Fort Worth Zoo elephant matriarch Rasha a great-grandmother.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The brother lions sired several cubs over their long reign at the zoo.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Steven Spielberg saw the original cut of the film prior to its release in which Katie dies, and convinced Peli to reshoot the more ominous ending where Featherston simply goes missing.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
  • And by the end of it, we were convinced that this would be a go for us.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • The oldest, Banco Santander, was founded in 1857.
    Adam Gale, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The online education company, founded 20 years ago, has been hit by the rise of generative AI software tools, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, which have become increasingly popular among students.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • Or annoyed at myself for the whole stunt.
    Junnelle Hogen, Outside, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Ball doesn’t seem annoyed by the memes yet, but the NBA season hasn’t officially started, so there’s still time.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • Once the production and sale of recreational liquor became legal again in 1933, the spirit surged in the mid-20th century, slumped in the 1980s and then boomed in the 2010s.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Frankie first became a sports writer in 1991 at the Log Cabin Democrat in Conway and has served in the past as sports editor at the Siloam Springs Herald Leader and the Benton County Daily Record in Bentonville.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • By sticking with judo, Harrison won gold at the 2012 Olympics and again at the 2016 Olympics.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
  • In exciting news, Louisville football won its homecoming game Saturday against Boston College.
    Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Got.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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