GETS DOWN (TO) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

gets down (to)

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present tense third-person singular of get down (to)

as in gets around (to)

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institutes

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Sometimes, the administration institutes a cap on GPU export numbers to firms like Alibaba.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Imagine, for example, a bot tasked with reducing the federal deficit that institutes an elaborate and hard-to-detect accounting gimmick, or a customer-service agent that issues absurd discounts in pursuit of customer-satisfaction ratings.

— Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

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