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
Carey Mulligan all got through to round two.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Just a couple of minutes later, Seif Ebeid got through two Whaler defenders and passed to Tom Duval, who put it in for the goal.
—Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The Mets finally got through the Braves in the 2000 NLCS and played in the World Series against the New York Yankees later that year.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Remember, the Dodgers just got through allowing four runs to the Milwaukee Brewers in the entire NLCS — all four games of it.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Jaden Hill proceeded to strike out Manny Machado and Gavin Sheets and also got through the sixth inning without allowing a baserunner.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
The stock market just got through two big hurdles this week in the producer prices and consumer prices reports, and is now rallying into a Wednesday Federal Reserve decision in which the central bank is expected to cut rates by at least a quarter point.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
After Hendricks got through the sixth, Reid Detmers worked around a walk in the seventh, with the help of a double play.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Manager Mike Appel was who got through to The Boss, according to Carlin.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Just a couple of minutes later, Seif Ebeid got through two Whaler defenders and passed to Tom Duval, who put it in for the goal.
—Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The Mets finally got through the Braves in the 2000 NLCS and played in the World Series against the New York Yankees later that year.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Remember, the Dodgers just got through allowing four runs to the Milwaukee Brewers in the entire NLCS — all four games of it.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Jaden Hill proceeded to strike out Manny Machado and Gavin Sheets and also got through the sixth inning without allowing a baserunner.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
The stock market just got through two big hurdles this week in the producer prices and consumer prices reports, and is now rallying into a Wednesday Federal Reserve decision in which the central bank is expected to cut rates by at least a quarter point.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
After Hendricks got through the sixth, Reid Detmers worked around a walk in the seventh, with the help of a double play.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Manager Mike Appel was who got through to The Boss, according to Carlin.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got through
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Residents of the home and neighbors threw buckets of water on the flames before fire crews arrived, which Mountain View says helped keep the fire from doing too much damage.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The five people who lived in the building evacuated before firefighters arrived and no injuries were reported.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 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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Taco Bell experimented with a Dirty Baja Blast, Jack in the Box has Twisted Sodas, and Sonic got in the game, too.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sanders applied and got in, but the tuition was impossible.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Got through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20through. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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