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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
Strongest match
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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Weak match
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
“People who had lost hope, like myself, people who gave up on politics, got back in the game when Secretary Kennedy was confirmed.”
After years of getting whipsawed by global politics, Illinois farmer Dean Buchholz thought he had seen it all.
Meanwhile, she has been haggling with the insurer for months after getting an estimate of only $250 a square foot to rebuild her home, less than a third of the going rate.
Close said she’s struggled to get teams to agree to play the Bruins after their Final Four run, calling every school in the state from San Luis Obispo to San Diego.
"Quick thinking from the man who jumped in to help and the staff who got him in the shower and everyone else out of the lounge."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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