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as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
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as in progressed
to move forward along a course
find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign
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Recent Examples of got on
The defendant then got on his phone and started searching for auto body repair shops, started calling and texting with technicians, and proceeded to take his car to a repair shop, Campbell said.
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City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Calgary got on the scoreboard with three seconds left in the second period when Zach Whitecloud's point shot deflected in off the pants of Sharangovich.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Harvard got on the board first in the opening two minutes with Andover native Gwyn Lapp finishing off a tricky bounce in front for a 1-0 lead.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Over the last seven weeks, Candle signed an entirely new staff and got on the recruiting trail, adding around 65 players from both the high school ranks and the transfer portal to put together his first Huskies’ team.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
The two groups got on board to donate cash, and Kala offered to sell 25 of their ukuleles to the school at half price as a way to support the Title One school.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Scrivner then got on the phone and asked the sheriff to send the deputies away.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Started with grant funding in 2015, the vision grew as businesses, museums, and families got on board with their versions.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
The team dealt with some tough injury luck and never got on a roll.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Calgary got on the scoreboard with three seconds left in the second period when Zach Whitecloud's point shot deflected in off the pants of Sharangovich.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Harvard got on the board first in the opening two minutes with Andover native Gwyn Lapp finishing off a tricky bounce in front for a 1-0 lead.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Over the last seven weeks, Candle signed an entirely new staff and got on the recruiting trail, adding around 65 players from both the high school ranks and the transfer portal to put together his first Huskies’ team.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
The two groups got on board to donate cash, and Kala offered to sell 25 of their ukuleles to the school at half price as a way to support the Title One school.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Scrivner then got on the phone and asked the sheriff to send the deputies away.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Started with grant funding in 2015, the vision grew as businesses, museums, and families got on board with their versions.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
The team dealt with some tough injury luck and never got on a roll.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got on
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William offered some surprisingly candid answers about everything from his parents' divorce to how his children — Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7 — coped with Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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As a teen growing up in an abusive household, Morgan coped daily with physical and emotional harm from her mother.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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Both reactors progressed rapidly compared with earlier nuclear projects in China.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Bassist Preston Shrewbridge was encouraged to play louder and tougher as the song progressed, counter to some of country’s more standard recordings.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2026
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That, however, was when Bills defensive tackle Deone Walker quickly got by Dolphins guard Daniel Brunskill and into Tagovailoa’s face, forcing the franchise quarterback to fire a pass toward Jaylen Waddle that linebacker Terrel Bernard easily snagged.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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San Francisco got by Sunday with contributions from their remaining three captains — Christian McCaffrey, Fred Warner and Deommodore Lenoir — as well as big efforts from Pearsall, Pineiro and Dee Winters .—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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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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No history of the United States would tell a story in which the federal government and the states have always got along.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Early indications are that Schoen and Harbaugh got along extremely well during the Giants’ courtship and that the GM will be retained after showing as much enthusiasm as anyone for this hire.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Small black flies marched along his unbearably long lashes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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For more than a month, grizzled, proud men — some in their 40s and many with gray dotted on their heads and splashed across beards — have marched out onto a practice field to prepare for a game with deep meaning.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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As the weekend proceeded, some prominent MAGA media writers and hosts pointed out the contradictions and added skepticism about the government’s claims.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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The group breezed through Morgan’s study, where the walls were covered in red silk damask, and proceeded to the library.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The National Endowment for the Arts, managed in California by the California Arts Council, and regionally by the City of San Diego Cultural Affairs in association with Write Out Loud, present Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation competition for high school students.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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California has 337,412 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 25,673 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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