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as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
most college students can get along with just a few hours of sleep at night
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as in progressed
to move forward along a course
the preparations for the party are getting along just fine
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Recent Examples of got along
Manes and Bukele got along well.
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T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Everybody knew everybody and got along.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis got along splendidly on the set of Black Swan — despite director Darren Aronofsky's best efforts.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Everybody knew everybody and got along.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis got along splendidly on the set of Black Swan — despite director Darren Aronofsky's best efforts.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got along
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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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More than a year after the strike, commuters have been subject to daily traffic delays along east-west interstates while businesses have coped with a sustained decline in revenue.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Given the hype around the historic weekend and the ongoing battle, Singapore looked poised to succeed as the race weekend progressed.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The next two months will tell us whether Kiffin’s program has progressed to the point of taking success in stride.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Around 2020 is when Emily first got on TikTok, posting videos of everything from twinning moments with her daughter to hair tutorials and baking videos.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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That streak was broken Thursday, as the Chisholm Trail Rangers got on the scoreboard against the Yellow Jackets, though Heights dominated the second half to earn a 32-14 victory at Farrington Field.—
Ella Diaz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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The company has previously settled some of those claims but has not struck a nationwide settlement, so many lawsuits over mesothelioma have proceeded to trial in state courts in recent months.—
Reuters 14 hr ago,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Fallon then proceeded to blow their minds with some facts and figures about the hit soundtrack, which has been on the Billboard 200 album charts for 15 weeks so far.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Liverpool have not managed to string together two or three consecutive good performances.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, 35 rooms at the Civic and other shelters that CoLEAD managed sat empty as of December 2024.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday, tens of thousands of people marched in Barcelona, Spain, with demonstrations expected in Italy and Portugal.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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As crowds of protesters marched from Place d’Italie toward the Eiffel Tower, the tower’s management announced in a statement that the landmark was closed to visitors due to the strike, according to The Associated Press.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Got along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20along. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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