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get
verb as in come into possession of; achieve
Strongest matches
bring, draw, earn, gain, grab, have, land, make, obtain, pick up, pull, realize, receive, score, take, win
Strong matches
access, accomplish, acquire, annex, attain, bag, capture, clear, compass, cop, educe, effect, elicit, evoke, extort, extract, fetch, glean, hustle, inherit, net, parlay, procure, reap, secure, snag, snowball, wangle
Weak matches
bring in, build up, buy into, buy off, buy out, cash in on, chalk up, clean up, come by, get hands on, lock up, make a buy, make a killing, rack up, snap up, succeed to
verb as in fall victim to, as a diseases
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Weak matches
be afflicted with, be given, be smitten by, become infected with, come down with, get sick
verb as in seize
verb as in come to be
verb as in understand
verb as in arrive
verb as in contact for communication
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verb as in arrange, manage desired goal
verb as in convince, induce
verb as in have an effect on
verb as in produce offspring
verb as in irritate, upset
Example Sentences
"It was a deliberate boycott to send a message to the owners that something has got to change."
But Audrey Hill-Uekawa, 20, points out that, while it is remarkable Japan has its first female leader, one must remember it took her more than 30 years to get to that position.
For now, stay tuned to the forecast and get all the latest updates from us here at BBC Weather.
The longer he stayed there, the less he would get back if he gave up the lease.
The former prime minister repeated an apology made previously for things the government got wrong, but said he was proud of what teachers and schools did to cope with the "unbelievably difficult" circumstances.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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