get through (to)

verb

Definition of get through (to)next
as in to communicate (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get through (to)
  1. fill in
  2. notify
  3. inform
  4. instruct
  5. tell
  6. clue
  7. reach
  8. familiarize
Verb
  • But the competing impulse is that of course Spence should be out there filling in at left-back for Spurs.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Chargers were calling on practice squad players who hadn’t even had a week’s worth of practices to fill in.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of fill in
Verb
  • Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield has notified 2% of its workforce -- about 75 employees -- they will be laid off as the health care provider grapples with increasing costs, declining membership and rising demand for services.
    Andrew Moreau, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The school tech giant was made aware of the breach late last month and notified affected customers Tuesday.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of notify
Verb
  • Third, CFOs’ (non) responses to these eight questions will swiftly inform boards if AI readiness is serious, a passing curiosity or simply procrastinating lip service.
    Noah Barsky, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The evolution of that early interest later informed his interest in the physics of flight and the significance of the curvature of a plane’s wings, both of which are key components in the case defending his accomplishments.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of inform
Verb
  • Not quite six years ago, wildfire expert Jack Cohen, who lives in Missoula, Mont., visited Pacific Palisades to instruct firefighters and property owners on how to protect homes against wildfires.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • At the end of the meeting, Netanyahu instructed the director of Mossad David Barnea, the Director of Shin Bet Ronen Bar and IDF general Nitzan Alon to travel to Doha immediately in order to push forward the hostage and ceasefire deal, the prime minister's office said.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of instruct
Verb
  • On October 7, the anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel in 2023, CBS News executives told staffers that Dokoupil’s report failed to meet the network’s standards.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
  • After each fight, a film tells a history: steamy Aztec jungles, pueblas and markets, scenes of battle and revolution, all building toward a futuristic cityscape meant to show what Mexico could become.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of tell
Verb
  • From opening presents to wearing outfits to sharing updates, celebrities are clueing us into snapshots of their lives right now.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The type of weed will clue you in on when to apply weed killer to the lawn.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of clue
Verb
  • Lauren Villagran can be reached at lvillagran@usatoday.com.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The Narwal Flow, which has a wide, flat, off-center mop to reach wall edges.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of reach
Verb
  • Writing to a Jesuit missionary in China, Leibniz floated the idea that the binary system might help to convert the Chinese to Christianity, by familiarizing them with the Biblical concept of creation ex nihilo.
    Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Smartphone users should familiarize themselves with encrypted communication to protect their data.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of familiarize
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