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as in to cope
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 to progress
to move forward along a course
the preparations for the party are getting along just fine
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Recent Examples of get along
And faced with this logic, there is a strong tendency for countries to go along to get along, to accommodate, to avoid trouble, to hope that compliance will buy safety.
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Haley Ott, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
But everyone gets along, which is good.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
As a child, Aemond is rebellious, an outcast and does not get along well with Rhaenyra’s children, who are of a similar age.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
So why is everyone making such a big deal about getting along after as breakup?
—Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
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Haley Ott, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
But everyone gets along, which is good.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
As a child, Aemond is rebellious, an outcast and does not get along well with Rhaenyra’s children, who are of a similar age.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
So why is everyone making such a big deal about getting along after as breakup?
—Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for get along
Recent Examples of Synonyms for get along
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But at the same time, this is a group of players who coped admirably with the pressure of the title race two seasons ago, winning 16, drawing one and losing one of their final 18 Premier League matches, scoring 54 goals in the process.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the latest season, still coping with the emotional fallout of his wife’s passing, Jimmy is now about to become an empty nester as his daughter readies her path to college.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Player Projects require Raiders to go out into the various maps and find loot, which must then be committed in order to progress and earn rewards.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Have things progressed to the point of having regular kombucha or kvass infusions?—
Alyssa Brandt,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The southern Portuguese city of Alcacer do Sal, about 60 miles from Lisbon, was battling rising waters from the river Sado, with downtown areas flooded and water levels measuring roughly 7 feet high in some places.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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For people that are not tracking what that actually means, that means that ICE can do almost no arrests in the entire country … If a court rules that there’s a final order of removal, they’re removed actually by an administrative warrant, not a judicial warrant.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, deputies proceeded with the jail’s schedule as if nothing was happening.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Only after the verification does the destroyer proceed to fire four electronic jamming missiles, according to the broadcast.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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As cold weather continues to slam the South, the stories of how people and animals are getting by continue to filter in.—
Dylan Lovan,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes, those familiar chord changes provide enough sustenance to get by.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
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Footage obtained by affiliate FOX 11 Los Angeles showed students marching down the street, waving large Mexican flags and signs while toting backpacks.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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More than 500 students carrying signs and draped in flags gathered at the intersection of Aliso and Los Angeles streets and marched to the jail, where a swarm of police stood behind yellow caution tape.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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But to then get on the plane and fly back to Stockholm means a lot to me.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Wade Haynes has been standing outside twice a day to make sure children get on and off the bus and to keep his community safe.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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As part of Congress, Menefee could face voting on controversial issues in coming weeks.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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Hicks had been owed $25 million over the next two seasons, a liability that came with a hefty payroll tax for Boston.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Get along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20along. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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