got through (to)

verb

past tense of get through (to)
as in communicated (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for got through (to)
  1. filled in
  2. notified
  3. informed
  4. instructed
  5. apprised
  6. told
  7. enlightened
  8. advised
Verb
  • In the longer term, the generic industry — which represents most prescriptions filled in the United States — will continue pushing for an overhaul of the patent system brand-name drugmakers use to maintain exclusivity over their products.
    — Megan R. Wilson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Hossein Amini did another draft and Watkins filled in to direct.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of filled in
Verb
  • Her death on Saturday was announced late this week after her next of kin were notified, police say.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Catapult Workers Collective said the company’s sale included the assets only and that the union was notified their employment would not be rolled over to the new buyer.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of notified
Verb
  • Kelker-Kelly’s wife, Allison Kelly, informed authorities the actor complained of pain in his left arm and chest while on the drive home from Spirit Airport, People reported.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Those works and other similar ones in the Met’s collection exemplified a neoclassical New England style that informed her work, titled Vessel.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • At the March meeting, when council members approved an antidiscrimination ordinance introduced by Councilmember Byers, the council also instructed city staff to work out the details of a potential multi-partner domestic registry.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Reyes also instructed federal officials to preserve their communications regarding golf course planning.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of instructed
Verb
  • Shanahan balked at an Australian adventure when first apprised in February that the 49ers would be part of it.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy created and runs Sharktivity, a shark-sighting and resource app designed to keep beachgoers apprised of the sharks’ presence.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of apprised
Verb
  • At the Vatican a day earlier, Leo told the teams from alma mater Villanova and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame that in matters of sport, the pontiff was neutral.
    — Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In other cases, developers have told towns that decade-old ideas for enormous retail development of open parcels simply aren’t practical anymore.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of told
Verb
  • There will never be a really free and enlightened State until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • To read the popular press of the time is not invariably to be impressed by the sober and enlightened attitude of that era’s journalists.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of enlightened
Verb
  • Passengers were advised to consider alternate routes, including the Airport and Media/Wawa lines to service to/from Penn Medicine Station.
    — Andrew Krietz, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Residents were also advised to install window screens and chimney caps, secure exterior doors and avoid leaving unscreened windows open, particularly while sleeping.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of advised
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