got through (to)

verb

past tense of get through (to)
as in communicated (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for got through (to)
  1. filled in
  2. notified
  3. informed
  4. instructed
  5. apprised
  6. told
  7. enlightened
  8. advised
Verb
  • In the longer term, the generic industry — which represents most prescriptions filled in the United States — will continue pushing for an overhaul of the patent system brand-name drugmakers use to maintain exclusivity over their products.
    — Megan R. Wilson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Hossein Amini did another draft and Watkins filled in to direct.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of filled in
Verb
  • Her death on Saturday was announced late this week after her next of kin were notified, police say.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Catapult Workers Collective said the company’s sale included the assets only and that the union was notified their employment would not be rolled over to the new buyer.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of notified
Verb
  • Kelker-Kelly’s wife, Allison Kelly, informed authorities the actor complained of pain in his left arm and chest while on the drive home from Spirit Airport, People reported.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Those works and other similar ones in the Met’s collection exemplified a neoclassical New England style that informed her work, titled Vessel.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • Employees not involved in emergency response or shutdown operations were instructed to shelter as a precaution.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutor Louise Gray said Ali instructed a group of men to drive three vans to RAF Fairford, park the vehicles and walk away.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of instructed
Verb
  • Shanahan balked at an Australian adventure when first apprised in February that the 49ers would be part of it.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy created and runs Sharktivity, a shark-sighting and resource app designed to keep beachgoers apprised of the sharks’ presence.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of apprised
Verb
  • Switzerland's foreign ministry told The Associated Press on Friday that the woman, married to a Swiss diplomat in Nigeria, had not visited Congo and was believed to have contracted Ebola while traveling to Uganda.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Scholten told Semafor that experience positions Turek to convert frustrated Republicans.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of told
Verb
  • To read the popular press of the time is not invariably to be impressed by the sober and enlightened attitude of that era’s journalists.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • There are probably people who believe this political football paints Republicans who promote Columbus Day as racists and Democrats who promote Indigenous Peoples' Day as enlightened.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of enlightened
Verb
  • Deanna Paul, an attorney for Tal, later said the men had been advised not to by their attorneys.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Dawson has also advised Mensah to use his legs more often and scramble either to extend plays or take the available yards on the ground.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of advised
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