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as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
most college students can get along with just a few hours of sleep at night
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as in progressed
to move forward along a course
the preparations for the party are getting along just fine
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Recent Examples of got along
Kevin Stefanski and Jaxson Dart got along well before last year’s NFL Draft.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
One couple instantly agreed as their dog and Bugatti had met before and got along with each other.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
According to Pershing seventh-graders Bennett Kennedy and Ryan Sitz, Andrew was known as a nice kid who got along with a lot of people.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Everyone got along perfectly fine.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Manes and Bukele got along well.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Everybody knew everybody and got along.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis got along splendidly on the set of Black Swan — despite director Darren Aronofsky's best efforts.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got along
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William offered some surprisingly candid answers about everything from his parents' divorce to how his children — Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7 — coped with Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis.—
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As a teen growing up in an abusive household, Morgan coped daily with physical and emotional harm from her mother.—
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During the few months work was allowed to resume, construction progressed to around 87% completion, according to the developers’ legal filings.—
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But as the season progressed, the [shudders] discourse really went off the rails.—
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That, however, was when Bills defensive tackle Deone Walker quickly got by Dolphins guard Daniel Brunskill and into Tagovailoa’s face, forcing the franchise quarterback to fire a pass toward Jaylen Waddle that linebacker Terrel Bernard easily snagged.—
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San Francisco got by Sunday with contributions from their remaining three captains — Christian McCaffrey, Fred Warner and Deommodore Lenoir — as well as big efforts from Pearsall, Pineiro and Dee Winters .—
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
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Scrivner then got on the phone and asked the sheriff to send the deputies away.—
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The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, known as METRO, says a man got on the bus and opened fire, aiming at two men who were also on board, but hit the 25-year-old woman.—
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Sacramento police diverted traffic from N Street between Fifth and Sixth streets downtown as the march proceeded, Gamble said.—
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Government troops launched an armored offensive on Thursday, with conflicting reports of how the fight proceeded.—
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Even amid some clunky exposition, Welcome to Derry has at least managed to offer compelling horror set pieces to keep heart rates up.—
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In Week 5, Matthew Stafford passed for 389 yards and three touchdowns, but the Rams converted on only four of 10 third downs, and after taking a 17-7 lead into halftime, managed only nine points in the final two quarters and overtime.—
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Some who marched carried signs of Good as well as others who have been killed by ICE agents or died while in ICE custody.—
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Several people with megaphones spoke from the bed of a pickup truck as the group marched down East Lake Avenue.—
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“Got along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20along. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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