as in to arrive
to get to a destination
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Recent Examples of get through
So the concern is, how sympathetic are the courts going to be to arguments that an agency doesn't have the personnel or the person power to get through the FOIA backlog?
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The Best Ways To Remove Dandelions Some dandelion seedlings inevitably get through your first lines of defense.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
These areas can allow unfiltered air to get through and enter your nose and mouth.
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025
Teams can position defenders accordingly, but that won’t prevent balls from getting through at times.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The Best Ways To Remove Dandelions Some dandelion seedlings inevitably get through your first lines of defense.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
These areas can allow unfiltered air to get through and enter your nose and mouth.
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025
Teams can position defenders accordingly, but that won’t prevent balls from getting through at times.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get through
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More than 130 cardinals will arrive in Vatican City within the week to participate in the upcoming papal conclave, selecting Pope Francis' successor.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The cargo spacecraft launched to the ISS from Russia's launch site in Kazakhstan on Feb. 27, and arrived to the space station to dock two days later.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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Mace went on to accuse Murray-Quick of getting in her face despite him standing several feet away.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
22 Apr. 2025
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Rhodes then challenged Travis Scott to get in the ring — noting that both the rapper, Cena and the Rock had been the ones who’d ganged up on him last month during the WWE PLE Elimination Chamber.—
Shaheem Reid,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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Federal prosecutors also appeared to reveal today that Combs had rejected an apparent plea deal.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Western fence lizards can darken in warmer temperatures, sometimes appearing black in color.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Get through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20through. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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