GETS THROUGH (TO) Synonyms: 24 Similar Words

gets through (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of get through (to)

as in fills in

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Sherman, Maine — Behind the steering wheel of his silver pickup, Scott Bates fills in the blanks with numbers.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Seyfried, now literally playing a character in playing Holmes, also fills in for moments that Oppenheim didn’t or couldn’t record.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of fills in

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Friday briefs them on Paladin, the latest in a centuries-long line of extremely dedicated bounty hunters.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
The Navy regularly briefs Courtney on classified matters in his position as ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower subcommittee, which oversees the country’s top defense priority, the Columba ballistic missile submarines built by Electric Boat in Groton.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026

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Kiar urged residents in South Florida with elderly family members to monitor their relatives' finances and enroll in the free Owner Alert program, which notifies property owners whenever a deed transaction occurs.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
The school then notifies the borough safety director and Project Open Arms, a citywide initiative responding to new immigrant students and their families.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026

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Sometimes the operators already know about the leaks and are fixing them when the state air agency contacts them, according to the state’s dashboard.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Never give a one-time passcode to someone who contacts you unexpectedly.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

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If his lead reaches the magic number of 125 this weekend, nobody will be able mathematically to catch him for the rest of the season.

— Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Carpenter is hoping the investment reaches beyond the plant and gives more people in Braddock a chance to get ahead.

— Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of reaches

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The jury is expected to begin deliberating on Tuesday morning, after Tinkler Mendez instructs them on the law.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Its facilitator handbook encourages children to share their pronouns and instructs adults to use gender-neutral language.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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