as in arrives
to get to a destination
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Recent Examples of gets through
As The Pitt gets through another shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center during Season 2, the show is preparing to tackle immigration amid a crucial time.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
The conference is still likely in the driver’s seat as long as the champ gets through with two or fewer total losses, but that is anything but a guarantee.
—Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
That criminal is back on the street before the officer gets through doing the paperwork.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
No one gets through a serious illness by themselves.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Yes, Google filters out huge volumes of such trash, but a vast amount still gets through.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
The conference is still likely in the driver’s seat as long as the champ gets through with two or fewer total losses, but that is anything but a guarantee.
—Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
That criminal is back on the street before the officer gets through doing the paperwork.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
No one gets through a serious illness by themselves.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Yes, Google filters out huge volumes of such trash, but a vast amount still gets through.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets through
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Protect your peace so wisdom arrives in stillness.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Once March arrives, certain plants have already set their blooms for the upcoming flowering season, meaning pruning too early can remove those buds.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
11 Mar. 2026
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Our March madness this year comes with a record-breaking Colorado heat wave that will send top temperatures near and above 80 degrees by the middle of the week.—
Dave Aguilera,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The surge comes during spring break and as the South by Southwest Conference and Festival, which kicked off last Thursday, nears its end.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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The show gets in-depth analysis from the journalists covering our region’s most important issues.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The 19th-century villa’s position, perched on the vertiginous slopes right on the water’s edge, means nothing gets in the way of you and the lake.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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For the first time, there appears to be a commitment that Foxboro will incur no cost and will not have to worry about reimbursement processes.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Taleghan 2 appears to be deeply buried, similar to Fordow and Natanz, and its recent hardening may have prompted the use of extremely heavy bunker-busters.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Gets through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20through. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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