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get across

VERB
communicate an idea
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
miscommunicate


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Rachel Reeves wants to try to get across that she gets it: that for all the political noise and argument, the cost of living remains the number one issue for millions of families.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

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

“You try to get across it’s not about where you get drafted,” Snead said Thursday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The figure is a record for a December day in recent years, and is believed to be due to a backlog of people wanting to get across to Kent because of recent bad weather.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

The men could get across that way if they were brave enough.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan




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