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
The film follows Captain Brodie Torrance (Butler), a widowed pilot just trying to get through a New Year’s Eve flight from Singapore to Tokyo.
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Hill worked hard to get through high school with good grades while working a job, her sister Loraine said.
—K. Rambo, ProPublica, 11 June 2025
According to the complaint, as a white law enforcement van tried to get through the gate, Huerta stood in its path.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The shirtdress, on the other hand, is the foolproof way to get through summer in tasteful elegance, no matter what’s on the itinerary.
—Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 9 June 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Hill worked hard to get through high school with good grades while working a job, her sister Loraine said.
—K. Rambo, ProPublica, 11 June 2025
According to the complaint, as a white law enforcement van tried to get through the gate, Huerta stood in its path.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The shirtdress, on the other hand, is the foolproof way to get through summer in tasteful elegance, no matter what’s on the itinerary.
—Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get through
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An employee arrived at the West Portsmouth location the morning of June 1 to find the store broken into and a trail of blood, the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office said in a June 3 news release.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
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As the documentary captures, Billy Joel arrived as a romantic pop star who was also a pugnacious fighter.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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Please give me a way to turn on the shower without having to get in and be blasted by cold water that gets my head wet.—
Maureen Mackey,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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My routine was up at 3, run bath, get in bath, bath is cold because at 3 in the morning the heating hasn’t come on.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
7 June 2025
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Slezak is set to appear in Craig Brewer's musical film Song Sung Blue at the end of this year.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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Ellison also appeared alongside President Donald Trump in January to unveil Stargate, the joint venture between Oracle, SoftBank and OpenAI to supercharge the U.S.’ AI push.—
Derek Saul,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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“Get through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20through. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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