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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
Pratt, who is the author of two books on wildlife and holds lectures on getting along with the natural world, said there is something bigger at stake than removing mountain lions from the Santa Monica or Santa Ana mountains.
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Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
Some got along, others didn't – and some did, but don't anymore.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
No history of the United States would tell a story in which the federal government and the states have always got along.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
Some got along, others didn't – and some did, but don't anymore.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
No history of the United States would tell a story in which the federal government and the states have always got along.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for get along
Recent Examples of Synonyms for get along
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So too does Helen, who handles her own feelings about Callie through her own coping mechanisms, some of which work, most of which don’t, and many of which center on building her own friendship with Minnie.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Patients with substance use disorders have often relied on substances as their escape lever from these deeper problems, rather than developing healthier coping mechanisms.—
Emma Fenske,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
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But Hewitt said that confidence has grown as the season has progressed.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the game progressed and a snowstorm descended on Denver in the fourth quarter, the field became obscured by a blanket of white.—
Jason Corso,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 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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Gates bought the Xanadu land in 1988 for just $2 million—then proceeded to pour about $63 million into the property, which has 24 bathrooms, but oddly just seven bedrooms.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The arrest and arraignment of Burns initially proceeded as the law intended.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Teacher pay in Mecklenburg County needs to keep up with the cost of living in Charlotte, where a household might require nearly $100,000 annually to get by.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Yet Garner still had to scrape to get by while her career was gaining steam in the 1990s.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Processions of awestruck people from all over the world—selfie-taking women in saris, chatty Mexican children, grinning Hare Krishna—marched along a paved path, heads craned upward toward the water.—
Alice Gregory,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Then, on Wednesday, students from Proviso’s three high schools — Proviso Mathematics & Science Academy, Proviso West High School and Proviso East High School — also took to the street, marching for about 2 miles from their respective school buildings.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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That means that each week more than 100,000 people get on bikes and skates and rollerblades to roll past some of the most iconic parts of Mexico's capital city.—
Eyder Peralta,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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There's also the option of reaching out to the utility companies to get on a budget plan that softens the blow.—
John Shumway,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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As court proceedings have begun, some of those documents will be coming unsealed, including the affidavit.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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Any future erosion would have to come overwhelmingly from one of two places.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Get along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20along. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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