as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely
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Recent Examples of got by
McCarthy drove a liner to center field that got by the diving Mangum and rolled to the wall.
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CBS News,
21 June 2026
McCarthy drove a liner to center field that got by the diving Mangum and rolled to the wall.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Koeninger ripped a ball to center field that got by a diving Zo Palmore scoring Davis to tie the game again, 7-7.
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Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2026
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.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Brunson did attack Harden directly initially and got by him with ease.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
The previous record was the $36 million Saquon Barkley got by signing with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2025.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
Herbst chided Williams for having four assistant city managers when prior city managers got by with two.
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Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
But the Lakers got by the Rockets with LeBron James leading the way.
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Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
CBS News,
21 June 2026
McCarthy drove a liner to center field that got by the diving Mangum and rolled to the wall.
—
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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
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.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Brunson did attack Harden directly initially and got by him with ease.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
The previous record was the $36 million Saquon Barkley got by signing with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2025.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
Herbst chided Williams for having four assistant city managers when prior city managers got by with two.
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Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
But the Lakers got by the Rockets with LeBron James leading the way.
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Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got by
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Despite the overwhelming demand for medical services and the shortage of supplies in Venezuela’s public health system, Domingo Luciani Hospital in the capital of Caracas coped with an influx of patients thanks to a flood of donations.
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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.
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
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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.
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Despite the multitude of changes, the Americans started the game well with an opening goal in the third minute and then fought back to tie the match in the second half after Turkey finally got on the score sheet.
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In the second World Cup match in Arlington, FC Dallas’ best striker, Petar Musa, got on the board for Croatia with a first half goal that ignited the DFW crowd and made the 28-year-old stream tears down his face.
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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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Despite evidence that the two got along well enough, rumors spread in Vienna after Mozart’s death that Salieri had poisoned him.
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Australia managed a whopping 14 touches in the opposing penalty box; Paraguay mustered six.
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Morocco managed a draw with Brazil in its group stage and was the surprise team of the 2022 World Cup, finishing fourth — the best-ever performance by an African team in a World Cup.
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Instead, Chancellor Lee Adams survived, but his mother never regained consciousness after those few hours that first day.
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Twice divorced, Davis is survived by three sons and a daughter.
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Heidi Montag posed in a completely sheer naked dress made out of nothing but gold netting for a major career announcement.
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My personal favorite piece from the collection is this adorable side table made out of birchwood plywood.
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“Got by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20by. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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