as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely
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Recent Examples of got by
Sophia Wilson's shot deflected off Isabela and got by Brazilian goalkeeper Lorena in the 63rd minute for the lone goal before the 55,144 fans in Fortaleza.
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ABC News, 9 June 2026
Koeninger ripped a ball to center field that got by a diving Zo Palmore scoring Davis to tie the game again, 7-7.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
The Last Guest While the Pope couldn’t make it for Colbert’s final show, the host still got by with a little help from a friend.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Brunson did attack Harden directly initially and got by him with ease.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Isbel took third on his hit when the ball got by right fielder Wenceel Pérez for a two-base error.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
The previous record was the $36 million Saquon Barkley got by signing with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2025.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Herbst chided Williams for having four assistant city managers when prior city managers got by with two.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
But the Lakers got by the Rockets with LeBron James leading the way.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
ABC News, 9 June 2026
Koeninger ripped a ball to center field that got by a diving Zo Palmore scoring Davis to tie the game again, 7-7.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
The Last Guest While the Pope couldn’t make it for Colbert’s final show, the host still got by with a little help from a friend.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Brunson did attack Harden directly initially and got by him with ease.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Isbel took third on his hit when the ball got by right fielder Wenceel Pérez for a two-base error.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
The previous record was the $36 million Saquon Barkley got by signing with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2025.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Herbst chided Williams for having four assistant city managers when prior city managers got by with two.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
But the Lakers got by the Rockets with LeBron James leading the way.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got by
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Only conceded once at Arsenal last week and coped well, before making some fine saves on the final day against Wolves.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Lennie asked about how the audience coped with that.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Bolte homered in the bottom of the seventh and nearly did so again in the ninth; Gelof’s bottom-of-the-ninth-inning four-bagger extended his MLB-best hitting streak to 21 games; and catcher Jonah Heim got on base in his first three at-bats of the game, hitting two singles.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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She was also dropped off at the Plaza pickup and got on a bus at the same time as Toubia.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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But the Gen-X icons reportedly got along swimmingly and have long referred to each other as husband and wife because of their wedding scene.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Despite evidence that the two got along well enough, rumors spread in Vienna after Mozart’s death that Salieri had poisoned him.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Morocco attempted five shots before Scotland managed its first, which did not come until the 44th minute.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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Among those another shot back was Jon Rahm, who missed two good chances Friday morning but still managed a 68 without a bogey on his card.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Ryne Nelson scattered nine hits over seven efficient innings, while closer Paul Sewald survived Donovan Walton’s two-out homer in the ninth to lock down his 18th save in 19 chances.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Another hiker survived a grizzly mauling on the popular Grinnell Glacier Trail just weeks later.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Verb
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According to the outlet, the build will mostly be made out of hemp, including the internal bricks and joinery.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Plus, they’re made out of my favorite Spacedye fabric, which is soft enough to lounge in, too.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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