get on (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get on (to)
Verb
  • After realizing that this combination was the answer to a glaring market void, the team started offering its services to fellow local businesses and friends.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 7 June 2025
  • Keep in mind that bush-type beans and peas generally don't need support, but pole beans require trellises or cages for their vining stems. Lupines: Many growers don't realize that lupines belong to the legume family and can also benefit neighboring plants with their nitrogen fixing roots.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • First discovered: 5:52 p.m. June 8 Initial location: Placer County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Deerborne A new wildfire was reported today at 5:52 p.m. in Placer County.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
  • Sometimes, some things must be lost in order to discover even more beautiful ones.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • Y’all probably saw me at Dream Con earlier, across y’all’s phone screens getting assaulted by DDG, his brother, [and] one of his friends.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 June 2025
  • And while the current president has probably seen some of Llamas' work on NBC, the anchor is also aware of his new platform.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025
  • If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • Writing at length is to me always an act of learning and changing, in which authors can strive towards something more dimensional than a platitude on a placard.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
  • Ginny, who winds up pregnant after striking up a romance with Wolfe (Ty Doran) from her poetry class, decides to terminate her pregnancy shortly after learning of her condition, and her mom is completely on board with whatever her daughter wants.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 5 June 2025
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“Get on (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20on%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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