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
Precisely where the blockage occurs remains unclear, but the message has yet to get through to everyone.
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Mark Sutherland, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
Toledo got through the next few months with difficulty, canceling some shows and doing his best to tough it out at others.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Wennberg then sent the puck to Liljegren, whose shot from inside the blue line got through traffic and past Ullmark for his fifth goal of the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Now the Rangers will have to get through a crucial stretch without Fox.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Mark Sutherland, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
Toledo got through the next few months with difficulty, canceling some shows and doing his best to tough it out at others.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Wennberg then sent the puck to Liljegren, whose shot from inside the blue line got through traffic and past Ullmark for his fifth goal of the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Now the Rangers will have to get through a crucial stretch without Fox.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get through
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Among the first to arrive was Cooper Koch, making a statement in a chest-baring vest before joining a spirited conversation with fellow actors.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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The cement truck from Bakersfield arrived around 8:30 P.M. By ten-thirty, the men were pouring cement again, gluing the enormous metal straw in place.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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Some of these residents who receive housing assistance through HACC may be running into issues getting in touch with agency employees because of workers’ high caseloads and staff turnover.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Moss finds that even when organizations reflect on their purpose, business can get in the way of them acting on it.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Drawing inspiration from his and Robson’s own home, nine one-of-a-kind objects ranging from a jewelry-like metal vase and a totemic lamp built with different stones to a clock and wine glasses appear in the short films.—
Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
8 Mar. 2025
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Herring, who is being held on a $500,000 bond, will next appear in court March 13 for a bond hearing.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Get through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20through. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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