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get across

VERB
communicate an idea
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
miscommunicate


Example Sentences

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Rachel Reeves wants to try to get across that she gets it: that for all the political noise and argument, the cost of living remains the number one issue for millions of families.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

At times they were slow to get across, allowing Pedro Porro to play accurate long balls down the line.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

“You try to get across it’s not about where you get drafted,” Snead said Thursday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“It wasn’t like having another actor who had another agenda or actions or a perspective that they wanted to get across in the scene,” Foy says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

He managed to get across the border to Sweden by bicycle and traveled from there, by plane, to Great Britain.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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