as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely
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Recent Examples of got by
Cape Verde gave the defending champions a major scare on Friday, forcing extra time before Argentina got by via a late own goal in an epic Round of 32 confrontation.
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Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
McCarthy drove a liner to center field that got by the diving Mangum and rolled to the wall.
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CBS News,
21 June 2026
McCarthy drove a liner to center field that got by the diving Mangum and rolled to the wall.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Koeninger ripped a ball to center field that got by a diving Zo Palmore scoring Davis to tie the game again, 7-7.
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Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2026
The Last Guest While the Pope couldn’t make it for Colbert’s final show, the host still got by with a little help from a friend.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Brunson did attack Harden directly initially and got by him with ease.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
The previous record was the $36 million Saquon Barkley got by signing with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2025.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
Herbst chided Williams for having four assistant city managers when prior city managers got by with two.
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Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
McCarthy drove a liner to center field that got by the diving Mangum and rolled to the wall.
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CBS News,
21 June 2026
McCarthy drove a liner to center field that got by the diving Mangum and rolled to the wall.
—
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Koeninger ripped a ball to center field that got by a diving Zo Palmore scoring Davis to tie the game again, 7-7.
—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2026
The Last Guest While the Pope couldn’t make it for Colbert’s final show, the host still got by with a little help from a friend.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Brunson did attack Harden directly initially and got by him with ease.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
The previous record was the $36 million Saquon Barkley got by signing with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2025.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
Herbst chided Williams for having four assistant city managers when prior city managers got by with two.
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Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got by
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Despite the overwhelming demand for medical services and the shortage of supplies in Venezuela’s public health system, Domingo Luciani Hospital in the capital of Caracas coped with an influx of patients thanks to a flood of donations.
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Only conceded once at Arsenal last week and coped well, before making some fine saves on the final day against Wolves.
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
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Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
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Despite the multitude of changes, the Americans started the game well with an opening goal in the third minute and then fought back to tie the match in the second half after Turkey finally got on the score sheet.
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In the second World Cup match in Arlington, FC Dallas’ best striker, Petar Musa, got on the board for Croatia with a first half goal that ignited the DFW crowd and made the 28-year-old stream tears down his face.
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But the Gen-X icons reportedly got along swimmingly and have long referred to each other as husband and wife because of their wedding scene.
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Despite evidence that the two got along well enough, rumors spread in Vienna after Mozart’s death that Salieri had poisoned him.
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The Phillies loaded the bases with two outs in the second, and after fouling off several Chandler pitches, Crawford took another late swipe and managed to hit one down the third base line off the end of the bat.
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In addition, problems at large banks — the failure of which could cause systemic issues — can be managed better if those banks have a larger cushion of reserves to draw on, either to get through a difficult period or to be resolved.
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Defending champion Argentina survived an upset bid by World Cup darling Cabo Verde 3-2 earlier Friday and next takes on Egypt Tuesday in a Round of 16 game at Atlanta.
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Shawna underwent several surgeries and remained in critical condition but survived the attack.
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The 28-year-old star put a sultry twist on the Y2K-era vest, with her take made out of a medium wash denim that was cut completely open down the bodice.
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Almost $100 less than Reformation’s version, these Quince shorts are a steal, especially since they're made out of 100 percent washable mulberry silk.
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