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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
And the campus’s real-life staff and the show’s crew apparently got along, which is a good sign should production need to return for a potential second season.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
Old differences fell away, and the two got along well.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Once in their preferred roles, the two got along reasonably well.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Some got along, others didn't – and some did, but don't anymore.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 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
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
Old differences fell away, and the two got along well.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Once in their preferred roles, the two got along reasonably well.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Some got along, others didn't – and some did, but don't anymore.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got along
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Sam coped with pain by avoiding movement and activity, swapping soccer for videogames.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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In recent years, Bareilles has also coped publicly with the death of close friend and Broadway colleague Gavin Creel, the Tony Award–winning actor and singer who died in September 2024 from a rare and aggressive form of sarcoma.—
Abigail Park,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2026
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Jerkins’ family operation included his cousin, Robert Smith, known as Big Bert, with whom Brandy began a clandestine relationship as the recording progressed.—
Jackson Howard,
Pitchfork,
29 Mar. 2026
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By now, the space was packed, and conversation progressed at shouting volumes.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Also in that inning, Jeimer Candelario hit a ball to center that got by center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong for a double.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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That was the only puck that got by Swayman.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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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Cordova then got on top of the victim and punched him several times in the face and head.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Smithson Valley got on the board early, scoring two runs in the first off of Ceballos.—
Eric Moreno,
San Antonio Express-News,
1 Apr. 2026
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But for Sunday’s game at Madison Square Garden, the second night of a back-to-back set, the Capitals had to turn to Lindgren — and proceeded to hang him out to dry.—
Bailey Johnson,
Washington Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Officers proceeded to search the surrounding area, with help from members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and Hope Town fire officials.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Josh Naylor added a two-run single for the Mariners, who managed only four hits in the first nine innings before getting three in the 10th off new Angels reliever Brent Suter (0-1).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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But the couple managed to try again.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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As the students marched, many drivers honked to show their support.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Over the course of six inconceivably traumatic days, Caldwell and three friends were forcibly marched and starved, shoved under boulders to evade detection, and made to watch their kidnappers execute members of the rival Kyrgyz Army at point-blank range.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Got along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20along. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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