as in to explain
to make plain or understandable
what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project
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Recent Examples of get across
The North County Trail, which is north of the bridge, will still be open and the Manistee River Trail can still be used south of the bridge, but there is no alternative to get across the river to reach the North Country Trail at that point.
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Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
Such a turnaround story is one of the most difficult challenges for corporate communicators to get across.
—Dave Platter, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
That's the kind of material that's difficult to get across in a program where there's no English instruction.
—PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2024
Flaherty, who dealt with back problems with the Detroit Tigers earlier this season, still needs to get across the finish line healthy.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
Such a turnaround story is one of the most difficult challenges for corporate communicators to get across.
—Dave Platter, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
That's the kind of material that's difficult to get across in a program where there's no English instruction.
—PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2024
Flaherty, who dealt with back problems with the Detroit Tigers earlier this season, still needs to get across the finish line healthy.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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Abramovitch explained how Swift could have been an exception to this rule because her career in both country and pop music gives her fans on both sides of the American political divide.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Elena Ferrante explains that the earthquake was an exterior thing.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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DiSalvo clarified that her challenges were independent of her affiliation with the group.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The report outlined specific actions, such as closing the loophole in the 2018 farm bill that legalized delta-8 THC and clarifying that all forms of THC are subject to regulation under the Controlled Substances Act.Marin Cogan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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The aftermath of Israel’s 1982 invasion illustrates another stark fact: permanently weakening or even defeating an organization can give rise to new ones.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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Spaghetti models are named after their spaghetti-like appearance and are used to illustrate the potential path of a storm.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the end, the experiment demonstrated vampire bats can convert amino acids into energy in less than 10 minutes and use it to fuel a lengthy endurance run.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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While most of the top brands don’t demonstrate a correlation between views growth and TikTok Shop momentum, anti-wrinkle silicone patch brand Wrinkles Schminkles is a key exception.Noor Lobad, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Adobe also frequently updates Photoshop with generative AI features, innovative capabilities that simplify difficult tasks, and support for new formats.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Todorovic says the company’s goal is to empower creators by offering a tool that simplifies, rather than automates, the filmmaking process.Charlie Fink, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The blue and green bracelet, which is understood to have been made by Princess Charlotte ahead of her dad's trip, features the affectionate name William’s three children, Prince George, 11, Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, call him spelled out in black and white beads.Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Dasha exclaimed, admiring her new tequila keepsake, which had her name spelled out in pink jewels.Matt Tighe, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Get across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20across. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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