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get a hold of

VERB

reach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approach attain contact end go join lead make pass stand strike

STRONG

buck encompass equal grasp hand lunge overtake seize shoot span spread strain

WEAK

carry to come at come up to continue to extend to feel for get hold of get to go as far as go on go to hold out make contact with pass along put out roll on shake hands

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny fail fall behind leave lose miss refuse stop surrender veto

STRONG

compress concentrate let go release

WEAK

depart

Example Sentences

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“No, it was a weird odor. I don't know exactly how to describe it. But yeah... we can't get a hold of anyone at ops for a gate assignment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Alternatively, an attorney might be able to get a hold of that recorded call with a subpoena.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 1, 2025

South Los Angeles resident Shonte Dudley could not get a hold of her mother, Mable Bush, using the 92-year-old’s usual phone for several months.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

It's clear they are now getting harder to get a hold of.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

I couldn't get a hold of myself—I was just so shocked at Needles doing all those moves.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

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