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
Timothée Chalamet gets by with a little help from his... clones.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The building’s courtyard boasts its own economy — an ecosystem, really — where the residents are united by the effort to get by.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Glenn Close got by with a little help from her friend.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Keke Palmer is Dreux, and SZA is Alyssa, best friends and roommates in West Los Angeles who are barely getting by and dream of financial stability.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The building’s courtyard boasts its own economy — an ecosystem, really — where the residents are united by the effort to get by.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Glenn Close got by with a little help from her friend.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Keke Palmer is Dreux, and SZA is Alyssa, best friends and roommates in West Los Angeles who are barely getting by and dream of financial stability.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get by
Verb
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Practical tools and strategies for coping with stress and burnout.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Some athletes go to considerable lengths to cope: Runner and sports dietitian Holley Samuel, RD, CSSD, even moved to a warmer climate for a while, in part, to ease symptoms.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2025
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Are there still any obvious gaps in the team? Leicester could have really done with a new, commanding central defender.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Similarly, Trump surrogates like White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles don't seem to be doing much to contain the political fallout.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2025
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But the Bruins got on the board when Charlie McAvoy tipped a David Pastrnak shot past Fleury at 5:46 of the second.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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That means waking up at 5 a.m. each day and getting on the bus around 6:15 to arrive at school for 7:30.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The witness said the two do not get along and had not talked to each other in months, an arrest report read.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2025
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The rescue cats got along wonderfully and became an inseparable trio.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Williams will report to Paul Higginson, Executive Vice President, EMEA for Universal Pictures International and will manage day-to-day operations in the territory, which is one of UPI’s biggest theatrical markets.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Last month, my colleague Mike Winters profiled a couple who successfully manage 15 credit cards in order to maximize their perks.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Get by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20by. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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