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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
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.
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Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
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
My family got along with her fine.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
He was known as a role model, with a positive personality, and got along with anybody.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The two got along well at first, with Cuomo at one point taking Fahim to a Rams game.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
The relationship between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton has always been painted as a rivalry, even back when Prince William and Prince Harry still got along.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 16 Apr. 2026
Apparently, the two had a friend-date dinner just a few nights before and got along really well, so Lala is caught off guard.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
And the campus’s real-life staff and the show’s crew apparently got along, which is a good sign should production need to return for a potential second season.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
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
My family got along with her fine.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
He was known as a role model, with a positive personality, and got along with anybody.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The two got along well at first, with Cuomo at one point taking Fahim to a Rams game.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
The relationship between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton has always been painted as a rivalry, even back when Prince William and Prince Harry still got along.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 16 Apr. 2026
Apparently, the two had a friend-date dinner just a few nights before and got along really well, so Lala is caught off guard.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
And the campus’s real-life staff and the show’s crew apparently got along, which is a good sign should production need to return for a potential second season.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got along
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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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Nobody thought anything of it immediately, but Erbert progressed from a severe headache to collapsing backstage.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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The Oranje has a lot of talent in both attack and defense and has recently progressed deep into the knockout rounds in both the Euros (semifinalists in 2024) and World Cup (quarterfinalists in 2022).—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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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
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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
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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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Eventually, Brown got on a dating app and met her now-husband, Adam Woolard.—
Joyann Jeffrey,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Kyoto, Japan — Nancy Higginbotham wasn’t worried when her 20-year-old son got on a train by himself during their family vacation in Japan.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The Brewers proceeded to blow up the game against reliever Jaden Hill, who served up a two-run homer to Gary Sanchez and ended up giving up five runs on four hits and two walks in one-third of an inning.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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As flames shot into the sky, Keem proceeded to tear the place down all by himself, which was even better than getting an assist from Dot.—
Rob Kenner,
VIBE.com,
8 June 2026
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Any improvements to the crappie house and boat slips would have to be managed by Plyler, Spicer said.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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But this divide cannot be managed if it’s not measured.—
Matt Rosenbaum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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As the delegates were marched out of their hotel rooms, investigators also arrived at the Home of FIFA, the organization’s global headquarters, which has six underground levels dug into a hillside on the edge of Zurich.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Got along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20along. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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