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as in coped
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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as in progressed
to move forward along a course
the preparations for the party are getting along just fine
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Recent Examples of got along
Everybody knew everybody and got along.
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Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis got along splendidly on the set of Black Swan — despite director Darren Aronofsky's best efforts.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis got along splendidly on the set of Black Swan — despite director Darren Aronofsky's best efforts.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got along
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As a teen growing up in an abusive household, Morgan coped daily with physical and emotional harm from her mother.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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More than a year after the strike, commuters have been subject to daily traffic delays along east-west interstates while businesses have coped with a sustained decline in revenue.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Science has progressed our understanding further and further back in cosmic history, but so far, there’s no end in sight to where the story actually, truly began.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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As their relationship progressed, the two married in 2003 and later had their sons, Jeremy and Nate.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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And yet Dimon got on the phone and had a friendly conversation with Mamdani soon afterward, Bloomberg reported, citing people briefed on the call.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Washington got on the board with a 51-yard field goal from Matt Gay.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Since the turn of the century, autonomous mining has proceeded through several generations of capability, with both robustness and cost-benefit increasing.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The honor fell to Rival Son’s majestic vocalist Jay Buchanan, who took the stage barefoot, in a maroon suit, and proceeded to devour the angry rock anthem.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Autumn Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 16 hours.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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With head coach Dean Smith suspended (yellow card accumulation), associate head coach Miles Joseph managed Charlotte to its fifth clean sheet in six games.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Cougars got the ball to start and marched down the field and scored.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead of buckling to the pressure, McCarthy and company marched down the field and put together three impressive scoring drives.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Got along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20along. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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