as in to arrive
to get to a destination
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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The lefty needed 32 pitches to get through the first, his troubles exacerbated by third baseman Ryan McMahon’s throwing error, which allowed Gary Sanchez to reach first and Rhys Hoskins to follow up with a bloop single to score William Contreras.
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
Individually, each blocks light from getting through — but by different mechanisms.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
Thousands more couldn’t get through to buy tickets at all, forcing them to resort to ticket-resale sites.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
No amount of talking or motivation gets through to my daughter.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
Individually, each blocks light from getting through — but by different mechanisms.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
Thousands more couldn’t get through to buy tickets at all, forcing them to resort to ticket-resale sites.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
No amount of talking or motivation gets through to my daughter.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Get through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20through. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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