as in arrived
to get to a destination
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Recent Examples of got through
Waldron got through the sixth inning, Adrian Morejón worked the next two innings and Mason Miller closed out the game.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Pérez got through five innings unscathed despite walking four batters.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Right-handers Chase Silseth and Sam Bachman got through the sixth and seventh, and then Zeferjahn pitched a perfect eighth, striking out the side on 16 pitches.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
Matise didn’t issue a walk and got through the complete game facing just 23 batters and throwing only 68 pitches.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Both the Nationals’ Perez and the Giants’ Kilian got through the 11th unscathed despite having free runners at second base to open the inning.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
After the 27-pitch first inning, Suárez got through the remaining five on just 57 pitches.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Forsberg sent a shuffleboard shot from the corner, a sharp-angle bid that ran parallel to the goal line, that somehow got through Kuemper.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Of the five candidates who got through, only three will stand.
—Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Pérez got through five innings unscathed despite walking four batters.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Right-handers Chase Silseth and Sam Bachman got through the sixth and seventh, and then Zeferjahn pitched a perfect eighth, striking out the side on 16 pitches.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
Matise didn’t issue a walk and got through the complete game facing just 23 batters and throwing only 68 pitches.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Both the Nationals’ Perez and the Giants’ Kilian got through the 11th unscathed despite having free runners at second base to open the inning.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
After the 27-pitch first inning, Suárez got through the remaining five on just 57 pitches.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Forsberg sent a shuffleboard shot from the corner, a sharp-angle bid that ran parallel to the goal line, that somehow got through Kuemper.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Of the five candidates who got through, only three will stand.
—Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got through
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Melina Khan At a news briefing from the University of Nebraska early on May 11, officials confirmed that the American passengers arrived last night and are now being assessed.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Wasserman was the evening’s major speaker and arrived at the event as reporters were talking to Cherfilus-McCormick.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dennis got in touch with Firstenberg and, during the pandemic, tracked down a 35-millimeter copy of the film in South Africa.—
Stephen Silver,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Got through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20through. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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