as in to arrive
to get to a destination
it will be late when you get in, so you may have trouble finding a taxi
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Recent Examples of get in
Marian Ryan’s longtime tosspot trooper pal spent the afternoon at a bar, got in his car and killed somebody and was off the job at her office for eight months.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Dogfish Head is the official beer of Record Store Day and has gotten in on the festivities beginning in 2025 via a series of limited-edition Grateful Dead compilations titled On a Back Porch.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
Olivia Rodrigo is up first, hosting and performing on May 2, with Matt Damon and Noah Kahan not getting in on the fun until the following week.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
In his mind, the couch was always the priority, and the humans celebrating Delp’s New Orleans Saints selection had simply gotten in the way.
—Sara Vallone, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Dogfish Head is the official beer of Record Store Day and has gotten in on the festivities beginning in 2025 via a series of limited-edition Grateful Dead compilations titled On a Back Porch.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
Olivia Rodrigo is up first, hosting and performing on May 2, with Matt Damon and Noah Kahan not getting in on the fun until the following week.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
In his mind, the couch was always the priority, and the humans celebrating Delp’s New Orleans Saints selection had simply gotten in the way.
—Sara Vallone, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get in
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Song arrives The Padres called up infielder Sung-Mun Song to fill the extra spot on their roster allowed when playing outside the United States.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Vikings will be banking on him and the rest of their new defensive line additions to maintain the performance that has anchored the defense since Flores arrived in 2023.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Nuclear talks would come later, only after a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is lifted.—
Jon Herskovitz,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Being selected to play on Marist’s varsity as a freshman came with a caveat for Max DeHoyos.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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This has helped us as adults get through this.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Three Bruins formed a wall and refused to let the shot get through.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Another, from 2009, is dominated by the profile of what appears to be a guard dog gripping a black hunk of something unidentifiable.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Another wide receiver, a tight end, a linebacker, a safety and a defensive tackle would appear to be near the top of the list of priorities, not necessarily in that order.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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After her disappearance tore his family apart, Cope was determined to rebuild his life but, twenty years later, the traumatic event returns to haunt him after the body of a man who was believed to have been murdered alongside Camille unexpectedly turns up.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Investigators reportedly turned up evidence suggesting that Han was advertising and providing massage services for a fee without a license through the Connecticut Department of Public Health, according to Spadjinske.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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