as in to explain
to make plain or understandable
what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project
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Recent Examples of get across
Understanding what happens between signing a purchase and sale agreement (PSA) and taking ownership can make a big difference to getting across the finish line smoothly.
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James Nelson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer tells how the bill got across the finish line.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 22 July 2025
What many of its users may not realize, however, is that AI comes with a steep environmental cost, one that has been found to disproportionately affect Black and brown communities — which is exactly what SZA is hoping to get across.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 July 2025
That’s the message Facebook’s deputy chief privacy officer, Rob Sherman, tried to get across to a crowded auditorium at Stanford University earlier this month.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2019
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James Nelson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer tells how the bill got across the finish line.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 22 July 2025
What many of its users may not realize, however, is that AI comes with a steep environmental cost, one that has been found to disproportionately affect Black and brown communities — which is exactly what SZA is hoping to get across.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 July 2025
That’s the message Facebook’s deputy chief privacy officer, Rob Sherman, tried to get across to a crowded auditorium at Stanford University earlier this month.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get across
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At each camp, the team leaves behind a small but powerful item, a red card that explains what to do during encounters with immigration officials.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The powers that be explained to me that in the audiobook, there would be no easy way to identify the bees’ chapters, which were designated with italics in the printed version, unless the narrator’s voice changed from female to male.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Later Cox said a person of interest was in custody and being interviewed, and clarified that the person was not the man booked on the obstruction charge.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Of the 118 valid responses from patients, 108 indicated the ChatGPT summaries clarified details about the original report.—
Kate Ruder,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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The timing, although likely coincidental, illustrated the dilemma Democrats currently face.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Still, Carney’s lyrical piece, a sort of prose poem-flash fiction hybrid, written from the point of view of an unborn baby, illustrates a womb space at once protective and cage-like.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Watch Thelma on Hulu Kinds of Kindness Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, this 2024 dark dramedy anthology is told across three loosely interwoven chapters, each exploring characters who take extraordinary measures to demonstrate their love to someone else.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Royals demonstrated patience and diligently worked favorable counts before landing the knockout blow.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Mobile wallets simplify payments for users.—
Andrew Riabchuk,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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If adding new focal point plants and a mix of fall-flowering annuals doesn’t fit your vision for the season, take your fall refresh in another direction and simplify your container schemes.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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In a change of course from a decision the Bird Rock Community Council made in April, Bird Rock’s monument sign project now will spell out the community’s name.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Draft a promissory note, charge at least the IRS's minimum interest rate (called the Applicable Federal Rate) and spell out terms.—
Steve Hruby,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Get across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20across. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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