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as in coping
to meet one's day-to-day needs
despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
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as in progressing
to move forward along a course
find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign
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Recent Examples of getting on
Musselman and his staff were high on both early on – seems like others are getting on board with their evaluation.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
But simply getting on the long list far exceeded Alexan’s expectations.
—Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Sustainability leaders are getting on with it, less time on stage, more time in spreadsheets and supplier calls.
—Gus Bartholomew, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
The Fighting Illini trailed 20-0 before getting on the board late in the first half, but battled fairly evenly after intermission.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
To prevent fungal and bacterial infections, water the money tree at the roots, not from the top, to prevent water from getting on the leaves.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
The parts of California where going someplace requires getting on a highway and driving for thirty minutes feel like both Costco’s native habitat and my own.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
For me, there’s always the perversity of getting on a trendy bandwagon and just liking it for the irony.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
For most people, the idea of getting on a plane, train, bus, boat, or car to head off for an adventure sounds absolutely dreamy.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
But simply getting on the long list far exceeded Alexan’s expectations.
—Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Sustainability leaders are getting on with it, less time on stage, more time in spreadsheets and supplier calls.
—Gus Bartholomew, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
The Fighting Illini trailed 20-0 before getting on the board late in the first half, but battled fairly evenly after intermission.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
To prevent fungal and bacterial infections, water the money tree at the roots, not from the top, to prevent water from getting on the leaves.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
The parts of California where going someplace requires getting on a highway and driving for thirty minutes feel like both Costco’s native habitat and my own.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
For me, there’s always the perversity of getting on a trendy bandwagon and just liking it for the irony.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
For most people, the idea of getting on a plane, train, bus, boat, or car to head off for an adventure sounds absolutely dreamy.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting on
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In the latest season, still coping with the emotional fallout of his wife’s passing, Jimmy is now about to become an empty nester as his daughter readies her path to college.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Khaby Lame started posting videos on TikTok in 2020 as a coping mechanism after being laid off from his factory machine labor job at the onset of the pandemic.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Jake Burton and his company have played a major role in progressing the sport and bringing it from the fringe to the mainstream.—
Nathan Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Aston Villa and Lille secured automatic qualification with wins against Celtic and Feyenoord, progressing to the last 16 at the expense of Atalanta, who drew 2-2 in Barcelona, and Milan, who lost 2-1 away at Dinamo Zagreb (who were the unlucky team eliminated with 11 points).—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Magallan said that most day care and child care providers are just getting by.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
4 Jan. 2026
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For many, that’s the difference between getting by and falling behind.—
Kam Shenai,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2026
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The producers and the author were doing kind of book events and the lines were like several times around the block.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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On a crowded concourse in the middle of a Saturday morning two months before the start of the season, fans are chugging beers, scarfing Dodger dogs, and even doing a line dance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Sure, there is a lot of interest in the feuds—are Charles and Harry getting along these days?—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Bombardier Challenger 600 had gone through a standard de-icing process before proceeding to the runway, Saavedra said.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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As of now, Senate Republican leadership doesn’t plan to detach DHS from the overall legislation and is proceeding with the existing framework.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Both going and staying are restless states.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Eyad Murrar, the co-founder of Coffee for Gaza, along with his cousin, sells a wide variety of coffee beans, with 50% of the profit going directly to humanitarian relief for Gaza.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Several hundred students at Detroit’s Cass Technical High School joined a nationwide day of protests of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, marching out of school and into the bitter cold in a walkout.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The two biggest protests were at the National World War I Museum & Memorial grounds and downtown, starting at Oppenstein Park and marching through the streets.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Getting on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20on. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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