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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
The Braves got on the board in the seventh against reliever Sean Newcomb when Miguel Vargas couldn't handle a grounder to third from Ozzie Albies, allowing Jorge Mateo to score from first base.
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CBS News, 11 June 2026
The Eagles got on the board first and never looked back.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026
San Antonio got on the board in the finals, taking Game 3 115-111 and snapping New York's 13-game playoff win streak.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Eventually, Brown got on a dating app and met her now-husband, Adam Woolard.
—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
CBS News, 11 June 2026
The Eagles got on the board first and never looked back.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026
San Antonio got on the board in the finals, taking Game 3 115-111 and snapping New York's 13-game playoff win streak.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Eventually, Brown got on a dating app and met her now-husband, Adam Woolard.
—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
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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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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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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Settlements and farmsteads spread across the state, and each year the timbermen marched deeper into the woods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The steady pulsing of milking machines mingled with a thumping musical beat as McAfee marched down the rows, pointing to their light pink udders.—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
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Even in the 1970s, the RAND Corporation, a US thinktank, was investigating how Dassault managed to field advanced fighter jets on time and at a cost well below US manufacturers.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The only time Team USA managed to put the ball in the net sooner was in 2002 against Portugal (29th minute) and in a 1930 meeting with Paraguay (15th minute).—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 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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“Got on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20on. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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