as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely
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Recent Examples of get by
Kristen, right now in America, half of elderly people are trying to get by on $30,000 a year, 22% on $15,000 a year.
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NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
While some areas of the country can get by without a heater for most of the year, this isn't the case for the majority of homeowners.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
The driver of the No. 12 Ford got by his teammate during the final lap and was pushed to the stage win by Chase Elliott.
—Alex Zietlow and, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2025
There was no struggling to get by, which gave me a pretty stable upbringing.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
While some areas of the country can get by without a heater for most of the year, this isn't the case for the majority of homeowners.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
The driver of the No. 12 Ford got by his teammate during the final lap and was pushed to the stage win by Chase Elliott.
—Alex Zietlow and, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2025
There was no struggling to get by, which gave me a pretty stable upbringing.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get by
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In a statement to The Bee, the Korean carmaker expressed sympathy for consumers who have coped with hydrogen availability problems.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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In 2017, Luc-John Pentz was 30 years old and starting to struggle, burdened by life’s stressors and trying to cope by leaning heavily on alcohol.—
Matt Vasilogambros,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
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This was a manual process, done by our sound team and Respeecher in post-production.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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In the intervening years, questions swirled around the 24-year-old's killing — and so did speculation.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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At least injured defenseman Jonas Brodin got on the ice with skating and skills instructor Andy Ness for the first time since his Feb. 28 injury at Colorado.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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He was forced to get on the boat when Lagi picked the pizza man, and he was forced to take part in the game of chance that would ultimately send him home.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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While are generally seen as rivals, the two breeds can get along well if introduced patiently and slowly.—
Rachael O'Connor,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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After making rivals Mary and Sai promise to get along, Cedrek sent home Justin, a 29-year-old pizzeria manager from Winthrop, Massachusetts.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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Anybody who has spent time in an IT organization knows how messy and complex managing a large-scale storage environment can be (which drives up costs).—
Matt Kimball,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The dispatchers managed to keep the caller and her brother calm while directing firefighters to a streetcorner that had easy access to the wooded area for one fire company to walk in through.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Get by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20by. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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