as in to arrive
to get to a destination
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Recent Examples of get through
Each is designed to circumvent the filibuster to get through the Senate with a bare 51 votes.
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David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024
Washington — Congress returns this week from a Thanksgiving recess with a number of priorities to get through before the end of the year, while a deadline to fund the government looms over lawmakers.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
But then again, there’s a lot of story to get through in this sequel to the 2016 hit.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
Making his first start of the season in place of Aidan Mahaney, Diarra got the game going with an alley-oop to Johnson – a shot the Huskies have struggled to get through their first five games.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
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David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024
Washington — Congress returns this week from a Thanksgiving recess with a number of priorities to get through before the end of the year, while a deadline to fund the government looms over lawmakers.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
But then again, there’s a lot of story to get through in this sequel to the 2016 hit.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
Making his first start of the season in place of Aidan Mahaney, Diarra got the game going with an alley-oop to Johnson – a shot the Huskies have struggled to get through their first five games.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
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When the next iPhone SE arrives, Apple will hope that the new smartphone will continue to score highly with consumers.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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There are so many more holiday doormats at Walmart that will arrive within a few days of shipping, so be sure to add these to your cart today to ensure a festive front porch this holiday season.Rachel Trujillo, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
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Or a completely new way to get in touch with a very old way of being miserable, which is what your letter is about.James Parker, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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But the point stood that film preservation as an idea barely existed in the U.S. then and creating an institution such as this helped get in place a real framework for actually keeping classics intact.Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
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The photos appear to have been taken from a camera in a cab, which authorities believe the suspect boarded after the shooting and show him wearing a blue medical mask and a hooded jacket.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Additional officers who responded to the scene then appeared to provide first aid to Tucker about seven minutes after he was shot, before EMS arrived.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Get through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20through. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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