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get

[get] / gɛt /






VERB
contact for communication
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




VERB
produce offspring
Synonyms
Antonyms




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The squeeze method involves staying up all night to watch it and squeezing in a couple of hours sleep before you have to get up.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

They might not get a pat on the back from everyday Americans, but the pricing and trading of something as complicated as SpaceX was nothing short of impressive.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

His group fears the Ellisons would “do worse if they get their hands on Warner Bros., HBO, CNN and all the rest.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The money he makes is enough "to sort of get by."

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

“I get carried away. But I believe in miracles. Just like meeting you two. A father and son, happy together.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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