as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely
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Recent Examples of get by
Smaller homes and apartments can generally get by with a simpler system.
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Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
But Owen let the ball get by him, and before the third out was recorded Casey had given up a single, two doubles, and two walks — and four runs as Brooklyn went on to lose its third game.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Most high school students and humanities majors can get by with the same, too, but again: anything less than 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage is not ideal, especially in the long term.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Any decent burlesque comedy sketch nurse could’ve gotten by with it.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
But Owen let the ball get by him, and before the third out was recorded Casey had given up a single, two doubles, and two walks — and four runs as Brooklyn went on to lose its third game.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Most high school students and humanities majors can get by with the same, too, but again: anything less than 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage is not ideal, especially in the long term.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Any decent burlesque comedy sketch nurse could’ve gotten by with it.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get by
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Pompeii Archaeological Park has set a new limit on visitors in an effort to cope with overtourism at the historic site.Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Volkswagen employees have long benefited from generous pay deals and cast-iron job security, while resisting all efforts by the management to rein in costs to cope with challenges such as soaring energy prices.The Week UK, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
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Against an Auburn team that wanted to do the same things, Alabama’s defense bounced back in a major way.Kennington Smith III, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
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Also rare: a parent who hasn’t felt bad about yelling at their kid after doing so.Beth Greenfield, Fortune Well, 30 Nov. 2024
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Because Kansas City scored on the opening possession of the extra period, Mayfield and the Buccaneers’ offense couldn’t get on the field.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Despite this resistance, Jackson and Jones were hellbent on getting on the channel, and allocated an enormous amount of money to create distinctive, movie-quality music videos that would show off Jackson’s charisma.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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It can also be determined by their breed, as non-sporting dogs who aren't bred to be hunters are more likely to get along with cats.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The stews Danni and Diana are relieved to be getting along so well, even if to us viewers this is obviously the calm before the storm.Emma Soren, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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Antiaircraft fire kept the bombers so high, however, that aim was difficult to manage, and the bombs fell indiscriminately, destroying more than 4,300 homes while damaging three-quarters of the city's factories.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Proponents of Medicare Advantage say the private plans offer more compelling services than the government and better manage the costs of care.Darius Tahir, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Get by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20by. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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