gets through

verb

present tense third-person singular of get through
as in arrives
to get to a destination we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall

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Recent Examples of gets through Strangely enough, Porsha’s humor gets through to Luann, who listens to what the rest of the cast has to say about her and decides to take stock of her behavior and try to do better. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 That gives you another layer of protection if a convincing email or text gets through. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Somebody gets through the obvious ones (the feature set, the model input, the prediction). — Jeremy Samuelson, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Loise, vibrant but tense, gets through her days by drinking wine. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Now going their separate ways has become a lighthearted race to see who gets through faster – and Maxson has actually won a few times. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Madeline Coleman\ Hamilton delivers, Leclerc gets through it Leclerc said before the race that this was one of the worst weekends of his career. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 24 May 2026 Fire investigators hope that the message gets through to residents, especially with the unseasonably warm and dry conditions across Colorado. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 Attorneys for Meta said the company discloses risks and makes efforts to weed out harmful content and experiences, while acknowledging that some bad material gets through its safety net. — Morgan Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets through
  1. arrives
  2. comes
  3. gets in
  4. appears
Verb
  • When a general purpose technology arrives, companies pour money into complementary intangible investments that national accounts do not measure.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Then the chargeback arrives and the rental company is left absorbing the loss.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrives
Verb
  • The local chapter voted to endorse Raman last month, and with that comes teams of eager doorknockers canvassing for her across the city.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The collision comes months after Independence police tightened restrictions on high-speed pursuits after years of scrutiny over the department's driving practices.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of comes
Verb
  • Canada gets in their way, an obstacle to their hegemonic fantasies.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • An operative arrives, gets in the car and drives it south to Mexico.
    — Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of gets in
Verb
  • No record of Gutierrez’s arrest appears in an online database maintained by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which oversees county jails, suggesting that he may have been booked in the LAPD’s detention facilities.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Maybe someone changes the terms, a cost shifts, or a new option appears.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of appears

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“Gets through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20through. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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