got across

verb

past tense of get across
as in explained
to make plain or understandable what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for got across
  1. explained
  2. illustrated
  3. demonstrated
  4. clarified
  5. simplified
  6. spelled out
  7. illuminated
Verb
  • In another instance, Kuechly explained how coaches teach to tackle high inside a team’s own 5 so an opponent can’t fall forward into the end zone.
    — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Rodgers explained, adding that his new girlfriend was both offline and didn’t watch The Pat McAfee Show.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of explained
Verb
  • But for Hatfield, the months-long legal battle illustrated the importance of Missouri’s referendum process, a mechanism for direct democracy that allows citizens to collect signatures and challenge state laws.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The idea might seem clever, as if the artist has cannily illustrated how the lovey-dovey notion of romance and family is hokey, brain-dead, false.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of illustrated
Verb
  • Though Lock and Fleury aren’t Darnold and Kubiak, Wednesday night’s game demonstrated that Seattle is not interested in making terribly many overarching changes from last year’s general offensive approach.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The rendezvous demonstrated skills that could be useful to a variety of customers down the road, according to the company.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of demonstrated
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  • Rushworth’s departure has clarified the goalkeeper situation at Brighton.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • These ads seem to violate federal child pornography laws, since the Justice Department has clarified that AI CSAM is just as harmful as CSAM.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of clarified
Verb
  • The sound system has been simplified in the name of weight, the rear seats and acoustic insulation have been removed, and the deletion of drive modes and assistance systems reduced the number of controls on the steering wheel.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026
  • For readers who understood music better than theoretical physics, Sessions simplified Einstein’s thinking without oversimplifying it.
    — Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of simplified
Verb
  • That protocol, however, has not been spelled out in the NCAA’s Instant Replay Case Book.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • West Virginia's social studies standards require instruction about 9/11 and its aftermath in sixth grade, eighth grade and high school, with particulars spelled out at each level.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of spelled out
Verb
  • Red neon tubes illuminated art works ranging from the disturbing (a black-and-white photograph of a person stuffing sausages in their mouth) to the mundane (a pastoral painting of a snowshoe-wearing rifleman).
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Moss green cabinets and a marble backsplash anchor the kitchen, illuminated by a window at the end of the corridor.
    — Sophia Herring, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of illuminated
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