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get across

VERB
communicate an idea
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
miscommunicate


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Was there something about you that you felt like you wanted to get across in this special that maybe you haven’t gotten to in your previous specials?

From Los Angeles Times • 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

“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

“It could actually be somewhat helpful, because they’re trying to get across ‘the bar is higher’ without saying, ‘We’re not going to do something that we might very well wind up wanting to do.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

“We’d better hurry and get across before they blow it up,” I said.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway




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