1
as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
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2
as in to do
to move forward along a course
find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign
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as in to realize
to come to an awareness of
by the time the CIA got on to the terrorist plot, it was already in progress
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Recent Examples of get on
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
For every person who believes a redshirt rookie season learning behind a couple of seasoned veterans will be beneficial, there is a person who believes getting on the field will be the only way Dart can truly learn behind them.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
In the win over Haiti, the U.S. got on the board early with a 10th-minute goal from PSV winger Malik Tillman, and sealed the result with a 75th-minute strike by Charlotte FC forward Patrick Agyemang, securing all three points and a spot in the knockout stage.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
There remains no timeline for anything — not throwing with full intensity, not getting on a mound in the bullpen, not a return to play.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
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Prosecutors said Garcia was asleep in the lower bunk when Lopez got on top of him and started to strangle him.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
For every person who believes a redshirt rookie season learning behind a couple of seasoned veterans will be beneficial, there is a person who believes getting on the field will be the only way Dart can truly learn behind them.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
In the win over Haiti, the U.S. got on the board early with a 10th-minute goal from PSV winger Malik Tillman, and sealed the result with a 75th-minute strike by Charlotte FC forward Patrick Agyemang, securing all three points and a spot in the knockout stage.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
There remains no timeline for anything — not throwing with full intensity, not getting on a mound in the bullpen, not a return to play.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
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“Get on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20on. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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