get through (to)

verb

Definition of get through (to)next
as in to communicate (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get through (to)
  1. fill in
  2. notify
  3. inform
  4. instruct
  5. tell
  6. clue
  7. reach
  8. familiarize
Verb
  • If your laminate cabinets get scratched, Knoll suggests filling in the scratch with a wax stick that matches the color.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Ora was at the desk for a third consecutive season to fill in for Nicole Scherzinger.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of fill in
Verb
  • The Traffic Investigations Unit has been notified, police said.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Brown officials have not yet confirmed that they’ve been notified of the investigation.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of notify
Verb
  • According to Kang, investment in innovative projects should inform how the company should move forward.
    — Jessica Mendoza, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Midway through the night, one of the managers reportedly informed the coworker that the bar would need to stay open until 2 a.m.—a significant shift from the 11 p.m. closing time listed on the venue's website for Sunday through Thursday.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of inform
Verb
  • But the biggest fights lie ahead: The blueprint instructs the House and Senate to craft separate proposals that will eventually need to be reconciled.
    — Riley Beggin, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The order also instructed the military to refrain from teaching that America’s founding documents are racist or sexist and about gender ideology.
    — Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of instruct
Verb
  • National Border Patrol Council Vice President Hector Garza told Fox News Digital that these videos on TikTok and other social media outlets are nothing new, but feels that the Trump administration is taking the videos seriously and actively working to secure the border.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • People close to the situation have told The Times’ Jack Harris that Betts had the norovirus.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of tell
Verb
  • TikTok clued us into the power of shaving your body—mainly your she-shrubbery—using what is technically a beard trimmer, because it's designed explicitly to motor through coarse hair.
    — Annie Blackman, Allure, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The residents’ objections clued officials in that their quest for balancing efficiency and quality of care had faltered and begun compromising the veterans’ experience at the Naval Asylum.
    — Made by History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of clue
Verb
  • Some of the orbits are difficult to reach, requiring technology that only SpaceX and ULA have demonstrated in the United States.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The pain hasn’t stopped him from reaching the paint and either finishing inside or locating an open teammate.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of reach
Verb
  • Attendees should familiarize themselves with emergency contact points and be prepared to assist others if needed.
    — Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Spend some time familiarizing yourself with the beautiful campus, then take advantage of the plethora of programming that’s available to the public as well as students.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of familiarize
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