1
as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
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2
as in to do
to move forward along a course
find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign
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Recent Examples of get on
Greenlaw has been champing at the bit to get on the field.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
That didn't stop Rich Eisen from getting on his show this afternoon and making a case for Mayfield and the Bucs as dark-horse Super Bowl contenders.
—Tyler Geis, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The parts of California where going someplace requires getting on a highway and driving for thirty minutes feel like both Costco’s native habitat and my own.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Arizona State Parks got on board, as did the Kaibab, Coronado, Coconino and Tonto national forests, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
That didn't stop Rich Eisen from getting on his show this afternoon and making a case for Mayfield and the Bucs as dark-horse Super Bowl contenders.
—Tyler Geis, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The parts of California where going someplace requires getting on a highway and driving for thirty minutes feel like both Costco’s native habitat and my own.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Arizona State Parks got on board, as did the Kaibab, Coronado, Coconino and Tonto national forests, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get on
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In a viral TikTok video, a woman from Boston, Massachusetts, shows what her golden retriever did after a long weekend of being the center of attention at her wedding, and internet users can’t cope with it.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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What emotional or mental coping strategies were most helpful for you during this period?—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
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The company is also the only rubber manufacturer that can do full color digital printing on rubber, Hitt said.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
30 Oct. 2025
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What Lewis is mostly in Denver to do, though, is block.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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About 29% depend entirely on Social Security benefits to get by.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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With the growing popularity of agritourism, many farmers are letting the customers go into the field and pick their own, getting more dollars per pumpkin than farmers could get by selling through the markets.—
Shelley Mitchell,
The Conversation,
24 Oct. 2025
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The team foresees further applications in orthotics and gripping tools as the research progresses, pushing programmable materials closer to everyday use.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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While the city’s overall housing production has lagged, more projects are progressing in North San Jose, with the latest promising to add more than 700 homes near a major tech hub.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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That was seen as proof that the two did not get along.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
29 Oct. 2025
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This trait is due to Virgo’s desire to get along with everyone and keep the drama to a minimum.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Although inflation ticked up in September and remains above the Fed’s 2% target, analysts expect the central bank to proceed with another quarter-point rate cut, viewing cooling labor market risks as more pressing than lingering price pressures, according to a recent report by Oxford Economics.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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If the land is valued over $500,000, the city must receive a minimum of three bids to proceed with the sale.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Whether that be at bingo nights, around a bonfire or watching little ones march down the street in their costumes.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Eaton jumped out to a 7-0 advantage, taking the opening kickoff and marching 51 yards in 10 plays, capped by a 1-yard TD run by Chris Duharte.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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Chelsea shared on Instagram that Maximus spent eight days in the hospital before being able to come home.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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With that immense wealth comes a responsibility to give back to Louisville and the world, several members of the family told the Courier Journal.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Get on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20on. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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