got through

verb

past tense of get through
as in arrived
to get to a destination we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall

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Recent Examples of got through The Rays got through the top of the 10th unscathed thanks in part to Liam Hicks making a strong throw and third baseman Junior Caminero an acrobatic tag to catch Jase Bowen trying to steal for the second out. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026 Skenes, the 2025 National League Cy Young Award winner, got through six innings in 86 pitches, having allowed three hits. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Although American missile defense systems protected the Gulf from the worst of the barrage, enough Iranian strikes got through to do substantial harm and to disrupt the patina of stability on which the region’s social and economic model rested. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 After two straight early morning practices soaked by rain, the Buffalo Bills finally got through a training camp session in the sunshine. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Dylan Lee had to go through the heart of the Orioles lineup and gave up a solo home run to slugger Pete Alonso — but got through the rest of the inning unscathed to keep the Braves in front. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 27 July 2026 But then in the 87th minute, Argentina’s Enzo Fernandez got through, making the match even. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 July 2026 By contrast, King got through six innings on just 68 pitches, throwing more than 13 pitches in an inning just once in that time. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 July 2026 Egypt got through as the second-place team in Group G after a late goal by Iran on Friday night was called back for offside. — ABC News, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got through
  1. arrived
  2. came
  3. got in
Verb
  • The driver of the Mercedes-Benz remained at the scene until authorities arrived.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Officers arrived in the area within minutes and spotted the truck heading west toward the ocean.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of arrived
Verb
  • 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
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
Verb
  • The Valkyries typically find their offensive rhythm from their defense, but never got in sync on either end.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Tork Mason / Imagn Images Jonathan Ford, DT Ford threw running back Jaden Nixon to the ground so aggressively during Tuesday’s practice that left tackle Jordan Morgan got in his face and shoved him.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of got in

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got through
got through (to)
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“Got through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20through. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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