got along

verb

Definition of got alongnext
past tense of get along
1
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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2
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 Synonyms for got along
  1. progressed
  2. proceeded
  3. managed
  4. came
  5. went
  6. survived
Verb
  • Allen — who has steadily received more playing time as the season has progressed based on his defense but has also shown flashes offensively and has displayed solid free-throw shooting — played the best of the bunch, scoring nine points in 22 minutes of play and grabbing five rebounds.
    Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Supermodel Heidi Klum, who progressed into a mainstay judge of American’s Got Talent on NBC, is returning to her roots in the reality/competition space.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of progressed
Verb
  • Aldermen then proceeded to outmaneuver the mayor to land a budget with no property tax increase.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • At the same time, the US proceeded with developing and enacting the National Cybersecurity Strategy, setting standards, and mandating the establishment of a State Department Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • Of the 419 parks, including historic sites, monuments, rivers, and more, managed by the National Park Service, only 108 charge regular entrance fees—ranging from $10 to $35—that will be waived.
    Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Pedroia somehow managed to appear in 105 games in 2017 — 88 of them after the Machado incident.
    Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of managed
Verb
  • The Razorbacks’ marquee win came against a Playoff team in Tennessee, but that didn’t spark a surge at all.
    Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Shortly after, came the US Olympic trials.
    Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of came
Verb
  • Netflix's livestreams haven't always been smooth sailing The streaming giant has had its fair share of livestreaming experiences that went well, including the live roast of legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of went
Verb
  • In addition to his wife, Cohen is survived by children Benjamin, Gabriel and Lily Cohen.
    Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Detroit survived a five-interception Goff game thanks to Bates, who squeezed clutch kicks of 58 and 52 yards between the uprights.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of survived
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got along

got a move on

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