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
Diesel seemed to struggle to get through his emotional Cannes speech and at one point playfully chided himself for crying.
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Over time, her comment sections began filling with messages from followers who said her videos motivated them to clean their homes, reset their routines or simply get through difficult days.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Some of the most damaging fakes get through because nobody on the defense side knew to challenge them.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Brewers starter Kyle Harrison, who allowed a pair of two-out hits and threw 28 pitches in the first inning, regrouped and took just 14 pitches to get through the second.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Over time, her comment sections began filling with messages from followers who said her videos motivated them to clean their homes, reset their routines or simply get through difficult days.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Some of the most damaging fakes get through because nobody on the defense side knew to challenge them.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Brewers starter Kyle Harrison, who allowed a pair of two-out hits and threw 28 pitches in the first inning, regrouped and took just 14 pitches to get through the second.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get through
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The heavy context makes Marseille a particularly forbidding environment for young players, which Ethan Nwaneri has discovered to his cost since arriving on loan from Arsenal in January.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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His fastball not only arrives faster than the blink of an eye but also comes in at a tricky angle.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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And then all of a sudden, here comes Miranda Lambert in her little pink hat.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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The existing political infrastructure has no way of accommodating migration on the coming scale, which will evacuate departure economies, and overwhelm destination societies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Verb
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If strict fidelity gets in the way, it can be treated as immaterial.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Djena got in the car, and Christine began driving.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The bottoms don’t just feel more elegant, but are a quick way to make outfits appear upscale whether they’re styled with a T-shirt and sneakers or a button-up shirt and ballet flats.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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His stories about travel, food, culture, and sustainability have appeared in publications such as Travel + Leisure, AFAR, Food & Wine, The Economist, Men’s Journal, Newsweek, Bloomberg, CNN, and the BBC, among others.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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“Get through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20through. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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