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to get to a destination
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Recent Examples of got through
Matise didn’t issue a walk and got through the complete game facing just 23 batters and throwing only 68 pitches.
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Both the Nationals’ Perez and the Giants’ Kilian got through the 11th unscathed despite having free runners at second base to open the inning.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Down just a run after a walk by Laureano, a single by Tatis, an RBI groundout by Jackson Merrill and Machado’s blast against Rockies starter Ryan Feltner, Márquez got through his second 10-pitch inning in the fourth.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
After the 27-pitch first inning, Suárez got through the remaining five on just 57 pitches.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Forsberg sent a shuffleboard shot from the corner, a sharp-angle bid that ran parallel to the goal line, that somehow got through Kuemper.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Besides his line drive over the left field fence in the fifth inning, Trout reached on a bloop single and a ground ball that got through the infield.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Of the five candidates who got through, only three will stand.
—Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Dozens or more Iranian missiles were intercepted on Saturday around the region, but at least a few got through.
—Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Both the Nationals’ Perez and the Giants’ Kilian got through the 11th unscathed despite having free runners at second base to open the inning.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Down just a run after a walk by Laureano, a single by Tatis, an RBI groundout by Jackson Merrill and Machado’s blast against Rockies starter Ryan Feltner, Márquez got through his second 10-pitch inning in the fourth.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
After the 27-pitch first inning, Suárez got through the remaining five on just 57 pitches.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Forsberg sent a shuffleboard shot from the corner, a sharp-angle bid that ran parallel to the goal line, that somehow got through Kuemper.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Besides his line drive over the left field fence in the fifth inning, Trout reached on a bloop single and a ground ball that got through the infield.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Of the five candidates who got through, only three will stand.
—Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Dozens or more Iranian missiles were intercepted on Saturday around the region, but at least a few got through.
—Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got through
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Internal documents from Blue Hills, however, show the influence McCrory exercised over the state taxpayer money that arrived in Blue Hills’ bank accounts between 2022 and 2025.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Forty-eight years later, Yakusho Koji arrived in Udine to collect the Golden Mulberry Award for lifetime achievement at the Far East Film Festival — presented by Wim Wenders, no less — and the name has more than fulfilled its promise.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dennis got in touch with Firstenberg and, during the pandemic, tracked down a 35-millimeter copy of the film in South Africa.—
Stephen Silver,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Got through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20through. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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