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as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
most college students can get along with just a few hours of sleep at night
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as in progressed
to move forward along a course
the preparations for the party are getting along just fine
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Recent Examples of got along
Some got along, others didn't – and some did, but don't anymore.
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
No history of the United States would tell a story in which the federal government and the states have always got along.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Early indications are that Schoen and Harbaugh got along extremely well during the Giants’ courtship and that the GM will be retained after showing as much enthusiasm as anyone for this hire.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
With Davis’ uneasy acquiescence, Eric reconnected with the second of his adulterous lovers, a woman with whom his wife (unsurprisingly) never got along.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
One couple instantly agreed as their dog and Bugatti had met before and got along with each other.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
According to Pershing seventh-graders Bennett Kennedy and Ryan Sitz, Andrew was known as a nice kid who got along with a lot of people.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Everyone got along perfectly fine.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Manes and Bukele got along well.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
No history of the United States would tell a story in which the federal government and the states have always got along.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Early indications are that Schoen and Harbaugh got along extremely well during the Giants’ courtship and that the GM will be retained after showing as much enthusiasm as anyone for this hire.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
With Davis’ uneasy acquiescence, Eric reconnected with the second of his adulterous lovers, a woman with whom his wife (unsurprisingly) never got along.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
One couple instantly agreed as their dog and Bugatti had met before and got along with each other.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
According to Pershing seventh-graders Bennett Kennedy and Ryan Sitz, Andrew was known as a nice kid who got along with a lot of people.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Everyone got along perfectly fine.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Manes and Bukele got along well.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got along
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Chelsea coped better than many fans had feared in Palmer’s absence.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Here's a look at how the South coped with winter weather.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But Hewitt said that confidence has grown as the season has progressed.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the game progressed and a snowstorm descended on Denver in the fourth quarter, the field became obscured by a blanket of white.—
Jason Corso,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The thieves got by a security guard standing outside, but their images were captured by surveillance video, KTLA reported.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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That, however, was when Bills defensive tackle Deone Walker quickly got by Dolphins guard Daniel Brunskill and into Tagovailoa’s face, forcing the franchise quarterback to fire a pass toward Jaylen Waddle that linebacker Terrel Bernard easily snagged.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Then, the Sixers got on a plane for another game, this one up the coast against a Golden State team that hadn’t played since Friday.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The defendant then got on his phone and started searching for auto body repair shops, started calling and texting with technicians, and proceeded to take his car to a repair shop, Campbell said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Neuroscientists proceeded to look for biological analogues in mouse brains, and were pleased to discover them.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Gates bought the Xanadu land in 1988 for just $2 million—then proceeded to pour about $63 million into the property, which has 24 bathrooms, but oddly just seven bedrooms.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The court filings have managed to make a public spectacle out of the private communications of Taylor Swift, Matt Damon, Sony Motion Picture Group CEO Tom Rothman, WME agent Warren Zavala — among others.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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To date, astronomers have managed to detect about 300 such mergers via their associated crescendos of gravitational waves.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Heschel marched with King in 1965 in Selma, Ala.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The investigation into Nancy Guthrie's sudden disappearance has marched into a fifth day, with hundreds of law enforcement agents working the case.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Got along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20along. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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