gets through (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of get through (to)
as in fills in

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets through (to)
  1. fills in
  2. informs
  3. tells
  4. briefs
  5. notifies
  6. contacts
  7. reaches
  8. instructs
Verb
  • Her brother, Tunji, fills in the British blanks for her, but life in Lagos was a time of playing on swings and watching her brother kick a ball with his friends.
    — Riann Phillip, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • Use your phone to take a picture of that grocery run or dinner out, and the app fills in the price, category, labels and notes for you.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of fills in
Verb
  • Strategic Governance Governance informs investment, product design, market positioning and board decisions.
    — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Reynolds asks, before the cast informs him that the movie is already finished.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Definition of informs
Verb
  • That message tells us so much about Shai and his standing in the group.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • Ramaswamy also tells patients to start a new conversation every time.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • The Navy regularly briefs Courtney on classified matters in his position as ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower subcommittee, which oversees the country’s top defense priority, the Columba ballistic missile submarines built by Electric Boat in Groton.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The trailer immediately briefs fans that season 10 is going to be an emotional rollercoaster.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of briefs
Verb
  • The Monetary Authority of Singapore added the platform to its Investor Alert List in June, which publicly notifies people that an entity is neither licensed nor authorized in the city-state.
    — Anniek Bao,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • So, his company has turned instead to an app, Zello, run by a private company, which notifies locals of Russian drones flying nearby.
    — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of notifies
Verb
  • If the situation has not escalated to the point of danger and someone contacts Animal Control, an officer will be sent out to investigate.
    — Eva Flowe July 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
  • That designation refers to a specific location on the shore established by a discernible line, often based on debris buildup or vegetation growth, on the land side of the point at which the water contacts the shore.
    — Melissa Scanlan, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
Definition of contacts
Verb
  • Then, after sunset, attention will turn to the night’s second act as the Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak beneath perfectly dark, moonless skies.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • According to the company, the system reaches a reduction rate of more than 50 percent, despite operating at significantly lower temperatures than traditional smelting technologies.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Definition of reaches
Verb
  • While the robot is adjusting the bed, the user instructs it to stop midway through the task.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • Erez picks it up, stares through the crosshairs, as a voice on the phone instructs them how to aim and shoot.
    — Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Definition of instructs
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