as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely
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Recent Examples of get by
The Big East champion Huskies (35-18) move into the losers’ bracket in the double-elimination regional and have the misfortune of now having to get by top seed LSU on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in an elimination game.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
President Trump has faced backlash in recent days for saying children can get by with fewer dolls this year if his sweeping tariff policies drive up living costs for families.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 6 May 2025
To get by in most states, the MIT Living Wage Calculator estimates the average single person needs to make about $45,000 a year, or $21.63 an hour assuming a 40-hour work week.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 2 May 2025
If these cuts move forward, many more Texans will face hunger, and the most vulnerable among us—children, seniors, veterans, and working families just trying to get by—will bear the brunt of this hardship.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
President Trump has faced backlash in recent days for saying children can get by with fewer dolls this year if his sweeping tariff policies drive up living costs for families.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 6 May 2025
To get by in most states, the MIT Living Wage Calculator estimates the average single person needs to make about $45,000 a year, or $21.63 an hour assuming a 40-hour work week.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 2 May 2025
If these cuts move forward, many more Texans will face hunger, and the most vulnerable among us—children, seniors, veterans, and working families just trying to get by—will bear the brunt of this hardship.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get by
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Humor alleviates stress, and serves as a valuable coping mechanism, helping individuals to reframe challenges & foster resilience.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Like Venice, Barcelona and other historic European cities, Bruges has been struggling to cope with overtourism.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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But then, proving the impossible possible is what these films have done from the start.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The pair's journey on Teen Mom has shown what a year of struggling to get pregnant did to Cheyenne and Zach, both as individuals and as a married couple.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Her husband was probably the 5th to last person to get on the plane.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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The Dragons never could get on track as Marcus took the opener 5-0 at Dallas Baptist University.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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By contrast, just 55 percent of parents who didn't get along with their ex said their children had adjusted well to the change.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Claver-Carone and people close to Rubio said they are puzzled by press reports in Argentina — whose officials Claver-Carone has crossed at times — suggesting his exit was due to the two Cuban Americans not getting along.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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Meanwhile, a close friend—formerly —serves as the operating partner, managing the day-to-day logistics.—
Kristen Philipkoski,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The 28-year-old victim managed to escape the apartment on May 23 and flagged down a traffic agent, who contacted police, a second police source said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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