as in arrived
to get to a destination
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Recent Examples of got through
Jaden Hill proceeded to strike out Manny Machado and Gavin Sheets and also got through the sixth inning without allowing a baserunner.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
The stock market just got through two big hurdles this week in the producer prices and consumer prices reports, and is now rallying into a Wednesday Federal Reserve decision in which the central bank is expected to cut rates by at least a quarter point.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
After Hendricks got through the sixth, Reid Detmers worked around a walk in the seventh, with the help of a double play.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Still, Ohtani got through the outing healthy, inching towards the five-inning threshold that the Dodgers want to get him to before October.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Manager Mike Appel was who got through to The Boss, according to Carlin.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
The stock market just got through two big hurdles this week in the producer prices and consumer prices reports, and is now rallying into a Wednesday Federal Reserve decision in which the central bank is expected to cut rates by at least a quarter point.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
After Hendricks got through the sixth, Reid Detmers worked around a walk in the seventh, with the help of a double play.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Still, Ohtani got through the outing healthy, inching towards the five-inning threshold that the Dodgers want to get him to before October.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Manager Mike Appel was who got through to The Boss, according to Carlin.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got through
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Multiple White House officials arrived in their current jobs after working at Turning Point USA, the conservative outreach group that Kirk led and co-founded to energize Republicans on college campuses.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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If only this car had arrived a few months later during one of our brief bouts of winter rain.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Ed got in there and did the revving.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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So there was room for everyone, including Osaka and Monfils, and even Andrey Rublev and Karolina Muchova, who got in on direct entry.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Got through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20through. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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