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
Despite the presence of air defenses, several drones reportedly got through, resulting in infrastructure damage, fires, and fatalities.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
Waldron got through the sixth inning, Adrian Morejón worked the next two innings and Mason Miller closed out the game.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Pérez got through five innings unscathed despite walking four batters.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Right-handers Chase Silseth and Sam Bachman got through the sixth and seventh, and then Zeferjahn pitched a perfect eighth, striking out the side on 16 pitches.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
Matise didn’t issue a walk and got through the complete game facing just 23 batters and throwing only 68 pitches.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Both the Nationals’ Perez and the Giants’ Kilian got through the 11th unscathed despite having free runners at second base to open the inning.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
After the 27-pitch first inning, Suárez got through the remaining five on just 57 pitches.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Forsberg sent a shuffleboard shot from the corner, a sharp-angle bid that ran parallel to the goal line, that somehow got through Kuemper.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
Waldron got through the sixth inning, Adrian Morejón worked the next two innings and Mason Miller closed out the game.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Pérez got through five innings unscathed despite walking four batters.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Right-handers Chase Silseth and Sam Bachman got through the sixth and seventh, and then Zeferjahn pitched a perfect eighth, striking out the side on 16 pitches.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
Matise didn’t issue a walk and got through the complete game facing just 23 batters and throwing only 68 pitches.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Both the Nationals’ Perez and the Giants’ Kilian got through the 11th unscathed despite having free runners at second base to open the inning.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
After the 27-pitch first inning, Suárez got through the remaining five on just 57 pitches.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Forsberg sent a shuffleboard shot from the corner, a sharp-angle bid that ran parallel to the goal line, that somehow got through Kuemper.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got through
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With full force, a new season has arrived.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Officers arrived at the scene four minutes later and found three adult men dead in front of the mosque, Wahl said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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The boss got in the passenger seat.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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This morning, The TODAY Show got in on the fun by doing its own Pizza Hut story recapping that the Hut is viral right now.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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“Got through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20through. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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