1
as in to cope
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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2
as in to progress
to move forward along a course
the preparations for the party are getting along just fine
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Recent Examples of get along
Potatoes Potatoes and sunflowers don't get along because of the chemicals that sunflowers release.
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
RadarOnline recently reported that Barron and his siblings don’t really get along, and Melania is partly to blame.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 27 May 2026
Letterman and Leno did not get along, and Kimmel also expressed disdain for his NBC competitor.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
Demonstrators' signs declared the real losers were regular people whose lives are being upended by an industry controlled by out-of-touch billionaires who can’t get along.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
RadarOnline recently reported that Barron and his siblings don’t really get along, and Melania is partly to blame.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 27 May 2026
Letterman and Leno did not get along, and Kimmel also expressed disdain for his NBC competitor.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
Demonstrators' signs declared the real losers were regular people whose lives are being upended by an industry controlled by out-of-touch billionaires who can’t get along.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get along
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Amid fears of how Kvaratskhelia would cope with the difficulties, his long-time youth coach, Vladimer Kakashvili, made a proposal.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Severe weather alerts are in effect across Western Europe as millions cope with extreme temperatures.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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As the journey progresses, a male driver and his female companion (neither pictured on-screen) begin to discuss the Winkie.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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And then progress and performance slow down in production, when teams encounter obstacles like security, access control, compliance steps, data ownership and integration with existing systems.—
Ashwin Gaidhani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Likewise, in 2025 contestant Huda Mustafa’s shimmy became a popular dance move that fans posted themselves doing on social.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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That's our mission now is to help other DIYers learn how to do more on their project, from general contracting all the way through some of the actual construction elements.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Bohm’s parents have refuted those claims and the two sides are still attempting to determine where the court battle will proceed.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Miller proceeded to throw nine consecutive strikes before bouncing a slider and then finishing the game with a slider that Daylen Lile swung through.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Aric Dunmore, 33, has spent much of his life homeless, working odd jobs to get by.—
Kamal Morgan
May 29,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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The Brookings affordability report found nearly 38 million households would be able to get by if workers' wages rose by $10 per hour.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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Activists were marching through the Bronzeville neighborhood on Wednesday evening to raise awareness for the dozens of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Black and Brown women and girls in Chicago.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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In both cases, outsiders arrived amid shifting political and business winds and made clear that anyone unwilling to get on board could leave.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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In a case involving one of my stories, the entire program came within 19 minutes of not getting on the air at all.—
Joanna Ossinger,Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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That coming Fall of 2020, universal masking in schools and daycares was recommended by the CDC and widespread mandates were enacted at the state, district and county levels for children as young as two.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Just before sunset, the room of mirrors and gold comes alive in the light.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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“Get along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20along. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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