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
Concussions and the corresponding concussion protocol can often take time to get by, so Benford might miss the Super Bowl if Buffalo advances.
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Many questioned and condemned her motives as a single mother who'd had numerous IVF treatments prior and was already struggling to get by with six young children before welcoming the octuplets.
—Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Instacart’s Super Bowl commercial gets by with a little help from some friends.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the Dolphins could get by next season with a cheap combination of Dodson and Walker opposite Brooks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Many questioned and condemned her motives as a single mother who'd had numerous IVF treatments prior and was already struggling to get by with six young children before welcoming the octuplets.
—Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Instacart’s Super Bowl commercial gets by with a little help from some friends.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the Dolphins could get by next season with a cheap combination of Dodson and Walker opposite Brooks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get by
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After a roll call where each reveals their imminent reprisal of fan-favorite Dimension 20 characters — including a Staten Island divorcee, a wisecracking pizza rat, and a drug dealer still coping from a breakup — the game begins.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump is obsessed with how California manages its water supply, demanding changes as one price of giving the state billions of dollars in aid to cope with Southern California’s deadly and destructive wildfires.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Brown revealed her new platinum blonde ‘do at the start of the month, before giving her locks their red carpet debut at Sunday’s 2025 SAG Awards.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The extraditions were done at the request of the U.S. government as President Donald Trump’s tariff deadline looms.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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In all seriousness, nobody wants to be the first one out after three days, especially after spending all that time trying to get on the show.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Then at the 11-minute mark, Larkin got on the board on a second goal off Kiesel to take a 3-0 lead.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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But the two seemed to get along pretty well outside the pods.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
28 Feb. 2025
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With the exception of former Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval — the pair famously did not get along, as Stause is friends with Sandoval’s ex, Ariana Madix — none of the cast ever seriously considered Stause to possibly be a Traitor.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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And as a part-time Air National Guard officer, General Caine was a co-founder of RISE Air, a regional airline, and managed other private businesses, according to his LinkedIn page and interviews with friends and former colleagues.—
Eric Schmitt,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The park service maintains and manages more than 400 natural, cultural, and recreational sites, along with about 26,000 historic structures.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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