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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How would a standard Defender cope with the same level of abuse?—
Charlie Roxburghe,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2025
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Experts have ways to cope. Aluminum in Vaccines: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, has blamed the ingredient for allergies and other illnesses.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Historic Fed Takeover Attempts Before getting into what presidents have done, start with the 1913 creation of the Federal Reserve by Congress through the Federal Reserve Act.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The trick, though, is that Finch and his associates along with Chanel’s team are the ones who do the inviting.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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As part of the city’s efforts, department officials are going door-to-door and leaving door hangers, pushing homeowners to get on board.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Orange County Register,
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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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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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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