GETTING ON (TO) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

getting on (to)

verb

present participle of get on (to)

as in realizing

to come to an awareness of by the time the CIA got on to the terrorist plot, it was already in progress

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Upon realizing that Paolasin was in need of help, one of her 16-year-old family members went into the water to try to help her, per the outlet.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
While these companies aggressively embraced AI to enhance their operations, a growing number are realizing that replacing people has been problematic.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of realizing

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Officials have not reported discovering caches containing cash, gold or weapons and have not publicly commented on the broader allegations.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
The findings also demonstrate the incredible observing power of the JWST and how the $10 billion space telescope is still discovering things no other instrument can.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of discovering

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True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of seeing

Verb

Handing the survivor her jewelry and hearing her story a few days later gave Dondi and her team of volunteers a reassuring nudge to push forward with their work.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
During Murdaugh’s first status hearing on Monday, June 29, Judge Debra McCaslin did not rule on the DNA evidence, telling defense attorneys to clarify if the sample was viable.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of hearing

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After learning that her friend Shannon’s mother has died in a car accident, Elle is suddenly facing her first real encounter with grief and, unable to sit with it, throws herself into planning the memorial, down to selecting the music.

— Angelina Mazza, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Doctors suspected rabies after learning the boy had direct contact with a bat weeks earlier.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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