Synonyms for get by
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1. get byverb

   Synonyms:
   make do, get along

2. get byverb

   To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level.

   Do you think they can get by on only one salary?

   Synonyms:
   make do, get along

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1. cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manageverb

   come to terms with

   "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

   Synonyms:
   wield, take, finagle, discern, bang, screw, vie, handle, recognise, deal, grapple, distinguish, debate, repugn, make love, divvy up, do, jazz, spot, roll in the hay, cut, escape, be intimate, get along, address, fight, lot, pick out, get out, portion out, eff, dole out, make do, compete, plow, bed, do it, consider, superintend, have intercourse, make out, share, manage, struggle, tell apart, supervise, neck, apportion, contest, fill in, administer, treat, parcel out, sell, have it away, sleep with, bring off, dispense, get off, dish out, contend, come, issue, love, argue, hump, get laid, fence, negociate, get away, pull off, allot, have it off, get it on, oversee, sleep together, cover, distribute, write out, carry on, carry off, cope, recognize, bonk, know, wangle, mete out, look at, postulate, have sex, complete, grip, care, fare, lie with, deal out, trade, shell out, have a go at it, conduct, fill out

2. get byverb

   pass or move in front of

   "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"

   Synonyms:
   make do, get away, get out, escape, cope, grapple, deal, manage, make out, contend, get off

3. get off, get away, get by, get out, escapeverb

   escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

   "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"

   Synonyms:
   scarper, trip out, go out, fly the coop, get off, scat, trip, run away, get around, mail, send, send off, lam, dismount, get down, break away, head for the hills, grapple, bunk, take to the woods, deal, pull, hop out, get out, take out, break, manage, leave, break loose, turn on, make out, miss, bring out, pull out, draw, hightail it, elude, exit, run, contend, cope, make do, escape, light, unhorse, get away, turn tail

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1. John Hickenlooper:

   For decades, economic policies have shifted to favor the wealthy and the powerful over those who work every day to get by, gains in income and wealth have gone almost entirely to the top 1 % of Americans.

2. Yonel Dorelis:

   In the environment of Afghanistan and Iraq at the time, we could get by, and this wasnt to say we werent shot at all the time or the enemy didnt try to make it hard, but between training and luck and skill, we could make things happen 99.9 percent of the time.

3. Joshua Swiger:

   Because you need some fats and you absolutely need protein, but you can get by without carbs, i don’t necessarily say everybody should do low-carb, but that’s what worked for me.

4. Zhao Song:

   We make just enough to get by now, we're actually lucky because we don't have any outside staff. Some bigger restaurants have closed because they can't pay their staff.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times, but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top, everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion -- so you can do more than just get by -- you can get ahead. And stay ahead. Because when families are strong, America is strong.