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as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
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as in progressed
to move forward along a course
find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign
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Recent Examples of got on
Eventually, Brown got on a dating app and met her now-husband, Adam Woolard.
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Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
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
Prosecutors said Cordova punched the letter carrier in the face, knocking him to the ground, and then got on top of him and punched him several more times in the face and head.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Audience members who got on the movie’s wavelength were audibly vibing with the narrative, while a majority of others were quick to leave the theater right as the screen cut to black.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 May 2026
The Athletics got on the board in the second after All-Star Jacob Wilson hit an RBI single.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
Rocchio got on base to lead off the fifth when first baseman Jonathan Aranda's botched a slow rolling grounder for an error and Steven Kwan followed with a double.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Rubio then called Lebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, who got on board.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
With those two pitches shining for Springs, the only other Yankees to reach base before Rice were José Caballero, who got on via a third-inning error from third baseman Andy Ibáñez; Amed Rosario, who worked a walk later in the inning; and Giancarlo Stanton, who earned a free pass in the seventh.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
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
Prosecutors said Cordova punched the letter carrier in the face, knocking him to the ground, and then got on top of him and punched him several more times in the face and head.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Audience members who got on the movie’s wavelength were audibly vibing with the narrative, while a majority of others were quick to leave the theater right as the screen cut to black.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 May 2026
The Athletics got on the board in the second after All-Star Jacob Wilson hit an RBI single.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
Rocchio got on base to lead off the fifth when first baseman Jonathan Aranda's botched a slow rolling grounder for an error and Steven Kwan followed with a double.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Rubio then called Lebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, who got on board.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
With those two pitches shining for Springs, the only other Yankees to reach base before Rice were José Caballero, who got on via a third-inning error from third baseman Andy Ibáñez; Amed Rosario, who worked a walk later in the inning; and Giancarlo Stanton, who earned a free pass in the seventh.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got on
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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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The 20-year-old progressed during the offseason, Murton said, making adjustments and finding new ways to improve.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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So far, Kikuchi has only progressed to running and weightlifting in his rehab.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
2 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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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.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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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.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
18 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
Verb
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Miller proceeded to throw nine consecutive strikes before bouncing a slider and then finishing the game with a slider that Daylen Lile swung through.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Judging by fan video, the audience loved it and later erupted when Wallen proceeded to take out his frustrations on the piano by pushing it over.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 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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“Got on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20on. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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