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
Rosemary Farm in Santa Maria, California, has struggled to get by as bird flu ravages poultry populations across the U.S., sickening and killing birds and causing egg prices to spike.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
One of the biggest gets by the museum in recent years were 51 photographs by the incredible photographer Robert Bergman.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2025
Joey Logano gets by Corey LaJoie to lead once again!
—Alex Zietlow and, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2025
Some people don’t get by with their secrets and with evading the effects of those secrets.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
One of the biggest gets by the museum in recent years were 51 photographs by the incredible photographer Robert Bergman.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2025
Joey Logano gets by Corey LaJoie to lead once again!
—Alex Zietlow and, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2025
Some people don’t get by with their secrets and with evading the effects of those secrets.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get by
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In 2017, Luc-John Pentz was 30 years old and starting to struggle, burdened by life’s stressors and trying to cope by leaning heavily on alcohol.—
Matt Vasilogambros,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
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Depression and anxiety is so rampant after COVID-19 that our kids have not been able to cope and really excel in their daily lives.—
Emily Alvarenga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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What needs to be done to prevent a Kessler meltdown?—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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At least injured defenseman Jonas Brodin got on the ice with skating and skills instructor Andy Ness for the first time since his Feb. 28 injury at Colorado.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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He was forced to get on the boat when Lagi picked the pizza man, and he was forced to take part in the game of chance that would ultimately send him home.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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While are generally seen as rivals, the two breeds can get along well if introduced patiently and slowly.—
Rachael O'Connor,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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After making rivals Mary and Sai promise to get along, Cedrek sent home Justin, a 29-year-old pizzeria manager from Winthrop, Massachusetts.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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What's most impressive about this feat is that Tecno still managed to put a 5,200mAh battery inside the phone.—
Eric Zeman,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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Most of Apple’s choices in the 16e seem to serve the goal of unifying the whole iPhone lineup to simplify the message for consumers and make things easier for Apple to manage efficiently, but the dropping of MagSafe is bizarre.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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